Operator Safety: How to Avoid Pesticide Hazards

…predicted – it has to be tested. The LD50 (defined below) values that are reported for a pesticide come from standardized experiments such as animal feeding. Although the chosen species (usually… […]

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Fungicides with a Custom Applicator: Drive-Along Diaries #4

…the trample (~4% of the yield). In the case of wheat, many growers were too busy planting to thoroughly clean their sprayers after herbicide applications and were happy to make… […]

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The Most Important Developments in Spraying

…see what we come up with. What follows are my version of the most important spray technology developments in the last 50 years. Low-drift Nozzles. Spray drift is the biggest… […]

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Tank Rinse Dilution

If you have a limited amount of clean water to rinse your sprayer, this can help you decide how to make the best use of it.  Simple enter two values… […]

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