Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.11)

Welcome to season four of Exploding Sprayer Myths, featuring a new opening sequence and a new guest star. Have
The Label Summary Sheet Proposal

In an earlier article we identified shortcomings in the content and design of today’s pesticide labels. From the perspective of
Evaluating electrostatic spraying in carrot

This research was performed with Dennis Van Dyk, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist. In 2018, MS Gregson introduced a line of
Crop-Adapted Spraying in Blueberry – Part2

This work was performed with Erica Pate, OMAFRA Fruit Crop Specialist. In part 1 of this article we introduced

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Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.11)

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Drift, Environmental Impacts, Exploding Sprayer Myths, Featured Article, Multimedia, Spray Basics

Welcome to season four of Exploding Sprayer Myths, featuring a new opening sequence and a new guest star. Have fun accidently learning about reducing pesticide drift as we poke fun at Canadian and Australian stereotypes. If you’re unfamiliar with the McKenzie Brothers and the ...Read More

The Label Summary Sheet Proposal

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Drift, Drift, Featured Article, General Operation, General Operation, Mixing, Mixing, Speciality Sprayers

In an earlier article we identified shortcomings in the content and design of today’s pesticide labels. From the perspective of the spray applicator, the information needed most often can be difficult to locate, anachronistic, contradictory, subjective or even missing from the label altogether. To truly encourage an applicator to read ...Read More

Do Labels Help us Apply Pesticides Properly?

Nozzle_Guy Boom Sprayers, Drift, Drift, General Operation, General Operation, Mixing, Mixing, Speciality Sprayers

It happened three times this spring. As is often the case, I was contacted by growers who wanted help with herbicide application. In most of these calls, the discussion revolves around the proper choice of nozzles for a specific task, perhaps some questions on ...Read More

Evaluating electrostatic spraying in carrot

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Featured Article, Speciality Sprayers

This research was performed with Dennis Van Dyk, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist. In 2018, MS Gregson introduced a line of electrostatic sprayers (the Ecostatik) in Canada. While electrostatic technology has been used in agriculture since the 1980’s, this is the first time ground rigs have been ...Read More

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