Zürn Top Cut Collect weed harvester: A new dawn for arable weed control?

Every cereal grower is aware of pernicious weeds like black grass. A single plant has the potential to shed 2,000 seeds and each one of these can possibly survive in the soil for ten or more years, just waiting for a chance to germinate. A ticking time bomb of a weed and far from being the only one that is proving increasingly difficult to control.

Over in France, Romain Bouillé farms 250ha in the Seine et Marne region of the Paris Basin. A member of a 1,200ha arable farming community, he offers contract services including grain and sugar beet harvesting. He has first-hand knowledge of the weed problems of the region and has long recognised