Directed & Air-Assist Articles

Why aren’t there more air-assist boom sprayers in Canada? I can understand why field croppers might hesitate to pay for the feature because it’s only been in recent years that fungicide applications have become a regular part of their annual spray program. But, high-value ...Read More

One of my main activities in the winter is public speaking. Attending producer meetings gives me the privilege of meeting many farmers, learning about their operations, and sharing my research results. I enjoy providing practical solutions to problems. But there are three issues that ...Read More

This is the second of a series of short, educational and irreverent videos Tom and Jason made with Real Agriculture to bring a little levity to sprayer education. Let’s face it – ironically, nozzles can be pretty dry. Here we enjoy an early morning soy bean ...Read More

Air-assisted boom sprayers have been around since the 80s (likely longer). They’re prevalent in Europe but are not common in North America. Some vegetable and berry growers use them, but few if any field croppers. This is most likely because most air-assisted sprayers are ...Read More