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New Use for Bourgault 1460 Field Sprayer (#SprayMar)

Tom Wolf (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

Jason Deveau (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

Tom Wolf (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

Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.2): Canopy Penetration

Jason Deveau (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

Air-Assist Booms can Improve Canopy Penetration and Reduce Drift

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Boom Sprayers, Coverage, Directed & Air-Assist

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

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