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“It’s tempting to spray while it’s calm, but if there’s no wind the droplets will often stay suspended for a while behind the sprayer,” says Dr. Tom Wolf.
Crops, Features

Herbicide drift not always wind-based

Spray drift can also happen when it’s calm, and the consequences can be dire

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As many farmers have found out the hard way, herbicide doesn’t always go where you direct it. “Any time an application of spray is made, there are always small droplets that can move away from the intended target,” said Dr. Tom Wolf, applications specialist with Agrimetrix Research & Training. Generally speaking, herbicide drift is linked […] Read more
Crops, Features

Dicamba drift gets real

Will new spray chemistry lower the risk of dicamba drift in 2017?

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In 2016, so many U.S. farmers spaying dicamba had spray drift problems that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a compliance advisory in August citing “an unusually high number of reports of crop damage that appears related to misuse of herbicides containing the active ingredient dicamba.” The EPA advisory said: “Extension experts across the country […] Read more
Maximize your sprayer productivity
Crops, Features

Maximize your sprayer productivity

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How efficient are you when you’re using your sprayer? Tom Wolf, applications specialist with AgriMetrix Research & Training, told farmers at the November Saskatchewan oilseed grower meetings about a new sprayer productivity calculator his group has developed to help farmers answer this question. Read more: Herbicide drift not always wind-based Read more: Dicamba drift gets real In […] Read more
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Crops, News

Applying fungicide from the air

If an aerial applicator is applying your fungicide, consider timing and water volume

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Dr. Tom Wolf, researcher and owner of Agrimetrix Research and Training, says aerial applicators are “tremendously important.” “They apply spray under conditions that a ground rig can’t — for example, with soil moisture. They cover much more area than a ground rig ever can so they can be more timely. ”Jill Lane, executive director of […] Read more

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