Calibration & Air Adjustment Articles

So, a non-farmer buys a mature, highbush blueberry operation. The seller (a 30-year veteran) advises spraying as much, as often and as hard as possible. The nouveau farmer does so, albeit with reservations about wielding chemistry like a sledgehammer rather than as a surgical ...Read More

This article continues from Part 1. Droplet size Droplet size influences droplet behaviour. The following table lists the pros and cons to changing droplet size when overall spray volume (e.g. L/ha) remains constant. Relative Spray Quality Pros Cons Coarser Droplets Lower drift potential because ...Read More

Are you considering shelling out for a tower extension for your airblast sprayer? Spray towers are an excellent investment, but they warrant special consideration. Towers move the air and nozzles closer to the target compared to the curved booms on a conventional airblast sprayer. ...Read More

History In 1977, David Shelton and Kenneth Von Bargen (University of Nebraska) published an article called “10-1977 CC279 Gear Up – Throttle Down”. It described the merits of reducing tractor rpm’s for trailed implements that didn’t need 540 rpm to operate. In 2001 (republished ...Read More