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Hardi Unveils Alpha Evo 4100 Sprayer

September 3, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Hardi North America

Hardi North America unveiled the Alpha evo 4100 sprayer at the 2014 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.

The New Era Of Spray Application

New technologies will help growers fine-tune their spraying applications as next-generation herbicide formulas and herbicide-resistant cropping systems hit the market.

By Clair Urbain posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

New herbicide-resistant traits being introduced into seed varieties, and new formulations of tried-and-true chemicals, promise to be powerful weapons in the war on herbicide-resistant weed species.

Air Induction Nozzles Are Not Drift Proof

June 16, 2010

Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Air induction nozzles can reduce drift 75% to 90%, but drift can still occur when farmers are spraying herbicides.

Find That Happy Place With Spray Tips

Selecting the right spray nozzle for each application can help improve a no-tiller’s bottom-line profits by 8% or more

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Picking the proper spray tip requires walking a fine line between good coverage and drift control.

Be Precise Where It Matters

Implement guidance, steering systems more accurately place seed and reduce guess rows by ensuring seed is precisely placed

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

If Spray Coverage Counts, These Tips Could Save A Season

Noted expert on spray nozzles provides points to remember as you prepare to cover your fields with herbicides and fungicides.

By Ron Perszewski posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

Robert Klein is an agronomist at the University of Nebraska and an expert on spray nozzles. He offered general guidelines for selecting and using spray equipment in the April issue of No-Till Farmer (see Pages 14 and 15). Below are other nuggets of advice Klein offered to attendees at this year’s National No-Tillage Conference:

Two Products That Really Help

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

Brian Freed recommends adding ammonium sulfate in your herbicide spray solution and having it fully dissolved with water before adding Roundup. His no-till clients also use Array.

A Simple Solution

A two-sprayer-in-one system could cut no-till weed control costs in half.

By Holly Gray posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in Crop Protection

For many no-tillers pesticide purchases constitute a major portion of their cash flow. A new system developed at Ohio State University (OSU) may be the solution to reducing pesticide costs that many no-tillers are looking for.

New No-Till Ideas To Try In ‘99

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 1999

When no-tillers hear John Obery talk about efficiency and performance, they listen carefully.

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