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New use for Bourgault 1460 field sprayer (#SprayMar)

Nozzle_Guy Boom Sprayers, Directed & Air-Assist, General Operation

This week I spoke with Gerry Bell, a producer from near Gravelbourg in southern Saskatchewan (a beautiful town with a historic downtown, church and school, also, home of the Gravelbourger at the local diner). He told me about a project he recently completed, converting ...Read More

Air Assist Improves Coverage in Corn

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Coverage, Directed & Air-Assist

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

Three Features that Should be Standard on all Sprayers

Nozzle_Guy Boom Sprayers, Cleaning & Maintenance, Coverage, Directed & Air-Assist, Drift, General Operation, Mixing, Nozzles & Droplets

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

Air configuration on multirow sprayers

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Calibration & Air Adjustment, Directed & Air-Assist, Speciality Sprayers

One of the pleasures of working in agricultural extension is when you’re able to help a grower solve a problem. This was one of those happy occasions. An orchardist recently purchased a Lipco multi-row recycling sprayer and he wanted help diagnosing his spray coverage. ...Read More

Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.2): Canopy Penetration

Spray_Guy Boom Sprayers, Calibration & Air Adjustment, Coverage, Coverage, Directed & Air-Assist, Exploding Sprayer Myths, Multimedia, Nozzles & Droplets, Nozzles & Droplets, Speciality Sprayers

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

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