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Assessing Water Sensitive Paper – Part 3
This is the final part of our three-part article discussing methods for digitizing and processing water sensitive paper. You can read part one here…
Riparian vegetation or low-drift nozzles for water protection?
Authors: T M Wolf, B C Caldwell and J L Pederson. Originally published in Aspects of Applied Biology 71, 2004, in expanded form. Abstract…
Drift is… Good?
OK, fine. We confess to the shameful use of click-bait in our title. Nevertheless, it’s absolutely true: Drift can be good. The reason this…
Assessing Water Sensitive Paper – Part 2
This is part two of our three-part monster-article on methods for digitizing and processing water sensitive paper. You can read part one here. Image…
Assessing Water Sensitive Paper – Part 1
This is not a typical article for www.sprayers101.com. We like to develop actionable, data-driven content written in an easily-read format. Some articles discuss the…
Comparing Water Sensitive Paper Brands
Introduction Spray coverage describes the degree of contact between spray droplets and the target surface area. This metric can be used to predict the…
Greenhouse Foggers
Greenhouse application equipment spans from the humble squirt bottle, to gas-powered foggers, to robots equipped with hydraulic vertical booms. The variety of spray equipment…
Optical Spot Spraying and AI Scouting
Site-specific treatments have long been a goal in agriculture. It makes sense to provide inputs or treatments at rates that reflect the local situation.…
Ten Tips for Spraying in the Wind
Choosing the right time to spray can be tricky. Our gut tells us that spraying when it’s windy is wrong. The experts tell us…
Spraying Asparagus in Fern
This research was performed in 2012 and since then there have been considerable advances in application technology for asparagus in fern that should be…
Fundamentals of Spray Drift
The year 1989 marked my first spray drift trial under the watchful eye of Dr. Raj Grover and John Maybank. We evaluated the performance…
Methods for Applying Fungicides in Corn
This work was performed with Albert Tenuta (OMAFRA) and David C. Hooker (University of Guelph, Ridgetown). Objective Gibberella ear rot is a significant disease…
Venting Liquid-Filled Pressure Gauges
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…
Nozzle Night in Canada – Parody
In 2021 we were invited to participate in an episode of The Vegetable Beet podcast on the Great Lakes Vegetable Producer’s Network. As well…
Paint it black – Parody
Never fail, as spring turns to summer we get questions about algal growth in water tanks. There are lots of suggested solutions, but questions…
Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle – Parody
Bridgette Readel (@BMReadel) is back! This time singing that holiday classic “Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle”! Read the lyrics and then head to the bottom…
Oh the Places You’ll Spray – Parody
Enjoy our take on a Dr. Seuss work-of-art. We’re sure the fine doctor would want to end resistant pig weed’s reign of terror as…
Variable Rate Spraying
Variable rate spray application is receiving a lot or attention with our increased ability to farm according to prescription maps. For dry products such…
How Spot Spraying will Affect Sprayer Design
Some years ago, a friend recommended that I read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. In this book, Gladwell tries to understand why some…
John Deere See & Spray Select
On March 2, 2021, John Deere entered the optical spot spray (OSS) market with its first product, See & Spray Select™. This “Green on…
OrchardMAX
OrchardMAX won the 2016 Canadian Agri-Marketing Association’s “Certificate of Merit” in the Mobile Apps Category. 2022 Update OrchardMAX was developed in 2016. iOS and Android have…
Crop-Adapted Spraying (CAS) and an Apple Orchard Case Study
An orchard spraying scenario Here’s a common situation: An orchardist following IPM identifies a pest that poses an economic threat. It’s an annual pest…
Compulsory, Standardized Sprayer Inspections
Spring always brings renewed interest in sprayer calibration. This is good, because a well-maintained and calibrated sprayer will protect crops more effectively and efficiently, as…
Optimizing Sprayer Air Settings – Part 2
This is part two of a two part article on how to optimize the match between the sprayer air and the target canopy. You…
Optimizing Sprayer Air Settings – Part 1
This is part one of a two part article on how to optimize the match between the sprayer air and the target canopy. For…