Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle

(Sung to the tune of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know Flat Fan and Flood Jet and Pulse
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

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Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle

Nozzle_Guy Featured Article, Multimedia, Songs

(Sung to the tune of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know Flat Fan and Flood Jet and Pulse Width and Wilger,Hypro and Greenleaf and TeeJet and Lechler.But do you recallThe most famous nozzle of all? Larry the low-drift nozzle Had a very “big-drop” ...Read More

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

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