Water quality can affect spray efficiency as well, with suspended solids clogging strainers and corroding nozzles. A simple water testing strip is an inexpensive means of evaluating pH, which even at ...

Integrated pest management is an approach to plant care that uses all available tools to ensure healthy growth. It involves the use of cultural, genetic, mechanical and biological control methods to ...

BLACKVILLE — Not too much. Not too little. Just right. “When you’re working with pesticides and herbicides, you want to be certain you put the right amount of chemical in the right place at the right ...

Weather: Despite all the unsettled weather and rain recently, Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions and others are saying we get some nice and dry weather for the next six to 10 days. However, the ...

COLUMBUS — Pickup trucks need occasional tuneups and oil changes, so it stands to reason that a boom sprayer needs a checkup at least once a year before it’s driven out of the barn and onto fields to ...

(Kimberly Wilkins is an Extension Agent with the Baldwin County Extension Office. Contact her at wikikj@aces.edu or call her at 251-937-7176) University of Illinois Extension has released a new ...

As spring approaches, homeowners and landowners are beginning to see several types of winter weeds in their lawns and pastures. This sight makes many prepare to spray herbicides to control these ...

Uneven pressure through-out the sprayer boom can mean uneven application of pesticides. The first step in sprayer calibration is to determine the spray pressure is equal throughout the spray boom. If ...

Several factors such as droplet size, spray nozzle type, water quality and time of day of the application can influence application effectiveness. The products in your tank won’t be as effective if ...

Do your eyes gloss over at the mention of calibration? Sure, it’s tedious work, but it’s vital to being a good steward of both vegetation management budgets and the environment in which we work. Do it ...