Key takeaways
- Drift is a leading threat to lost return and non-target plant damage during spraying.
- Consider wind speed, boom height, potential inversions, and spray quality before spraying.
- Spray quality means droplet size categories and how a nozzle is classified.
- Avoid extreme droplet categories in most agricultural applications; know which nozzle types to rarely select.
- Consult nozzle charts, manufacturer data, and spray quality guides to inform nozzle choice and reduce drift risk.
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One of the greatest threats to lost return and non-target plant damage in spraying is drift. Spray applicators have to be conscious of all kinds of factors that affect the risk of drift, including wind speed, boom height, potential inversions and, of course, spray quality.
Tom Wolf zeroes in on spray quality, explaining what it means and how a given nozzle is categorized. Wolf also suggests which categories of quality (from Very Fine to Ultra Coarse) should rarely be considered in agricultural applications, and where spray applicators can find information to aid in one aspect of the crucial decision making process surrounding spraying.
