Tag Archives: Application Technology

New sprayer resource available

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Melanie Filotas

Growing or thinking of growing hops, tree nuts, specialty berries or fruit or any other crop that may require an airblast sprayer to apply pesticides, foliar nutrients or other products? If so, you should take a look at Airblast 101, … Continue reading →

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Hopsprayer revised

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Melanie Filotas

A quick update to anyone who accessed the posting “Introducing the Hopsprayer” between August 22 and 23 – Dr. Deveau just sent us an updated version of his article. The revised article has been updated in yesterday’s post – you … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Measure with Your Eyes: The Importance of the Timed Output Test for Calibrating Ginseng Sprayers

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Sean Westerveld

By: Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAF and MRA Walking a boom to see if the nozzles are emitting an unbroken pattern is a good habit. This will tell you if the tips are on or off, and … Continue reading →

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New Specialty Crop Resource Launched

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Evan Elford

By Sean Westerveld, Ginseng and Medicinal Herb Specialist OMAF and MRA; Evan Elford, New Crop Development Specialist OMAF and MRA; Melanie Filotas, Specialty Crop IPM Specialist OMAF and MRA; and Jim Todd, Transition Crops Specialist OMAF and MRA. Growers in … Continue reading →

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Gauge Your Coverage: How to Assemble Your Own Pressure Gauge Tester

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Sean Westerveld

By Carly Decker, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Many farmers have never changed or tested their sprayer pressure gauge(s). This makes assessing sprayer performance and output difficult. Sprayer performance has a direct impact on coverage, efficacy and … Continue reading →

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Spray Coverage in Ginseng

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sean Westerveld

By Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA Spray advice for ginseng has changed and evolved over the years in Southern Ontario. Growers once used the Cassotti sprayer, which sprayed impressive volumes of water under high pressure over large … Continue reading →

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