September | 2019 | Sprayers 101

Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.11): Drift

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

This video won the Gold 2019 Canadian Farm Writers Federation’s Jack McPherson Award for Electronic Media. This award is for the best video, news story or feature broadcast by a Canadian medium less than 15 minutes in length on an agricultural topic. We’d like ...Read More

Venting Liquid-Filled Pressure Gauges

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Liquid-Filled or Dry? Small-plot agricultural sprayers should have a pressure gauge on the wand or boom to ensure accurate application rates. Most are added after-market and the operator has the choice of buying liquid-filled or dry gauges. Glycerine- or silicone-filled gauges are preferred because ...Read More

Rainfastness of Insecticides and Fungicides on Fruit

Wendy McFadden-Smith Coverage, Coverage, Environmental Impacts, Speciality Sprayers, Spray Basics

This article was co-authored by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, OMAFRA Horticulture IPM Specialist In view of the frequent heavy rains in many regions this season, understanding rainfastness, or the ability of a pesticide to withstand rainfall, is important to ensure proper efficacy. All pesticides require a ...Read More

Monthly Archive:: September 2019