calibration Articles

An airblast sprayer inspection is part of preventative maintenance. This daily activity identifies small problems before they become big ones. You can do it at the filling station, so it’s fairly convenient. Don’t think of it as stealing time from your spray day… it’s ...Read More

“Sprayer calibration is an important part of any crop protection program.” Everyone says so, so it must be important. But what exactly are they asking you to do, and why? When delivering presentations I often take the opportunity to ask audiences to define airblast ...Read More

An “Alternate Row Middle (ARM)” spray application is where the airblast sprayer passes down every second row. The intent is to improve efficiency by cutting the driving time in half. The operator hopes to provide suitable coverage on both the sprayer-facing half of the ...Read More

Article reprinted with kind permission from an original article written by Oliver Hill in the February, 2017 edition of Farmers Weekly. Photos ©Kathy Horniblow. Crop spraying is one of the most important and highly skilled jobs undertaken on any arable farm, but it is facing increased ...Read More