Plant material processing

An apparatus for facilitating processing of plant material, the apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• a cutter disc rotatably coupled to the base such that the cutter disc is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation relative to the base, the cutter disc having an upper side including a plurality of radially spaced teeth, each of the plurality of teeth configured to travel on a respective cutting path to engage and shear the plant material when the cutter disc rotates;
• and
• a shearing governor rigidly coupled to the base, the shearing governor including one or more cutting edges extending transverse to and axially spaced from the cutting paths of at least two of the plurality of teeth and configured to shear the plant material when the cutter disc rotates;
• wherein the shearing governor includes a governing surface configured to guide the plant material when the cutter disc rotates;
• and
• wherein the shearing governor includes a flat plate, the governing surface includes a surface of the flat plate, and the one or more cutting edges include a transverse cutting edge adjacent to and axially spaced from the cutting paths of at least two of the plurality of teeth, the transverse cutting edge comprising a right-angled corner of the flat plate.