So, a non-farmer buys a mature, highbush blueberry operation. The seller (a 30-year veteran) advises spraying as much, as often and as hard as possible. The nouveau farmer does so, albeit with reservations about wielding chemistry like a sledgehammer rather than as a surgical ...Read More

Delta T, also known as “wet bulb depression”, is an atmospheric moisture parameter whose use in spraying has made its way to North America from Australian operations. It is defined as the dry bulb temperature minus the wet bulb temperature, and provides an indication ...Read More

There’s a call that I’ve been getting weekly for 20 years now. It came again this morning. Someone has a twincap with two small air-induced tips, and they’re applying herbicides and fungicides with low water volumes, often 5 gpa, sometimes less. They call because ...Read More

One of the most challenging aspects of a spray operation is the disposal of leftovers or rinsate containing pesticides. Let’s be honest, too much of it is drained onto the ground in a corner of the yard or the field. Nobody’s happy about that, ...Read More