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Direct Chemical Injection Systems – A Primer

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Boom Sprayers, Featured Article, Mixing

No sprayer operator is more preoccupied with work rates, sprayer cleanout and tank mixes than the custom (aka contract) applicator. Perhaps this is why we’re seeing more direct injection systems on their sprayers in recent years. Injection systems employ additional tanks and pumps to ...Read More

Loading a Sprayer? Add Time and Patience!

Bridgette Readel Boom Sprayers, Mixing

What’s the most underused active ingredient when creating a proper tank mixture in a sprayer? Patience. Spray season is never long enough. The days which are most conducive to spraying are hard to come by. Therefore, the ingredient we need the most when spraying as well ...Read More

Tank mix compatibility

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Boom Sprayers, Featured Article, Mixing, Mixing, Mixing and Handling, Speciality Sprayers, Spray Basics

This article was co-written with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Field Crops In Canada, users of commercial class pest control products for crop protection or vegetation management are permitted to apply unlabeled tank mixes of registered pest control products as long as: ...Read More

Sprayer loading and the jar test

Jason Deveau (Spray_Guy) Boom Sprayers, Mixing, Mixing, Mixing and Handling, Speciality Sprayers

This article was co-written with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Field Crops The time and attention spent during sprayer loading is a worthy investment. It ensures that the products in the tank perform as intended and reduces the chance of physical incompatibilities. ...Read More

The Real Story Behind pH and Spray Water Hardness

Andrew Storrie Boom Sprayers, Mixing, Mixing, Speciality Sprayers

The quality of water being used in the spray tank to act as the carrier for your pesticides can have significant effects on how well those pesticides will work. It is surprising however to find that very few growers have had water quality tested. ...Read More

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