A new Australian invention ,called a Harrington Seed Destructor has just been released after 5 years trial.Because weeds contain a gene resistant to herbacide Glycosate there is a need for addition action to destroy them.Farmers for years have relied on Roundup ready to kill annual Rye grass,Wild Radish and Broom grass.
Ray Harrington a grain farmer from Western Australia has studied this problem which was consuming much time energy and money,so he devised a machine that can be retro fitted to harvesters,that pulvarises these seed weeds after passing through a cage mill while harvesting ,so over a period they finally disapear from regrowing.
The Harrington Seed Destructor is being manufactured at de Bruin Engineering 255/261 Commercial Street in Mt Gambier South Australia Phone 61 88721 3000 and sells for A$100,000
Experimental work is taking place at Bayer Frankfurt due to a co-operative GRDC five year $45 million agreement between Australian grain grower and Bayer called Herbacide Inovation where post graduate Australian scientists are working with company scientists to resolve weed problems.
Trials are continuing at Horsham in Victoria.
Grainfed Grandfather Tim
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