July | 2015 | Sprayers 101

How to calibrate an airblast sprayer operator

Spray_Guy Calibration & Air Adjustment, General Operation, Speciality Sprayers

When an extension worker, equipment retailer or consultant is asked to calibrate an airblast sprayer, they would be well advised to calibrate the sprayer operator as well. Consider this: you and the operator are each investing three hours (average) to optimize the sprayer for ...Read More

If I had a Low Drift Nozzle

Nozzle_Guy Boom Sprayers, Drift, Drift, Multimedia, Nozzles & Droplets, Nozzles & Droplets, Songs, Speciality Sprayers

If I had a Low Drift Nozzle Sung to the tune of “If I had a Rocket Launcher” by Bruce Cockburn Here comes the John Deere sprayer — second time today; All the insects scatter and hope it goes away; How many larvae ...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

How to Spray Asparagus in Fern

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Coverage, Coverage, Nozzles & Droplets, Nozzles & Droplets, Speciality Sprayers

Diseases such as purple spot can have major economic impacts for asparagus growers, and the best line of defence is spraying the appropriate control products. The good news is that asparagus growers know this. The bad news is that there are few things harder ...Read More

Monthly Archive:: July 2015