October | 2018 | Sprayers 101

Evaluating Electrostatic Spraying in Carrot

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Boom Sprayers, 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

Electrostatic Spraying in Agriculture

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) General Concepts, Spray Basics

Electrostatic nozzles have been tested in agriculture since the late 1970’s. Predominantly used in aerial applications, they are sometimes employed on airblast sprayers in orchard and berry operations, and on horizontal booms in vegetable crops. To a lesser extent, they are even mounted on wands for ...Read More

Torturing Numbers: Basic Statistics for Growers

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Calculators & Applications, General Concepts, Tables & Apps

Spring and fall are conference and lecture season in agriculture, and this is when we’re presented by a flurry of PowerPoint research results. Sometimes it’s agrichemical reps promoting new pesticides. It could be seed dealers comparing yields. Maybe it’s equipment dealers illustrating return on investment or ...Read More

Crop-Adapted Spraying in Blueberry – Part2

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Calibration & Air Adjustment, Speciality Sprayers

This work was performed with Erica Pate, OMAFRA Fruit Crop Specialist. In part 1 of this article we introduced Falcon Blueberries, a highbush blueberry operation that made significant changes to their crop management and spray program in an effort to protect their crop as efficiently ...Read More

Monthly Archive:: October 2018