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What’s with dew? – Tips #9

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When warm air is cooled, it loses some of its moisture-holding capabilities. This change often occurs at night, when plants (and other objects) cool. Once the temperature of the surface of the leaves, for example, drops below the dewpoint, it causes water to condense, ...Read More

Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.10): Airblast Coverage

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Here in Episode 10 of Exploding Sprayer Myths we’ve coaxed @Nozzle_Guy back into the orchard. This is part two of a two-part mini series on airblast calibration. In Episode 9 we talked about air settings and travel speed, and now we’re tackling nozzling and ...Read More

Oh the places you’ll spray

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In the home farm’s west field,where the soybeans won’t grow,and the wind blows the soil from deep tillage you know,and no pollinators come, excepting old crowsis the patch of resistant pigweed. And downhill in the boundary, some neighbours say, if you look close enough ...Read More

Larry the Low-Drift Nozzle

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(Sung to the tune of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know Flat Fan and Flood Jet and Pulse Width and Wilger,Hypro and Greenleaf and TeeJet and Lechler.But do you recallThe most famous nozzle of all? Larry the low-drift nozzle Had a very “big-drop” ...Read More

Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.11): Drift

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Welcome to season four of Exploding Sprayer Myths, featuring a new opening sequence and a new guest star. Have fun accidently learning about reducing pesticide drift as we poke fun at Canadian and Australian stereotypes. If you’re unfamiliar with the McKenzie Brothers and the ...Read More

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