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Tank mixes used for pre-seed burnoff ahead of cereals often contain Group 2 and Group 14 products that can hang up in sprayer plumbing. These residues can be particularly damaging……
Sprayer performance tips
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The rainfast requirement varies by product. Here are required intervals for each common product used in HT canola systems…
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How do you spray weeds in a timely fashion when every day seems too windy? Too windy, according to the Guide to Crop Protection, is wind above 15 km/h. Here are tips for spraying in the wind… -
While waiting for the right conditions for a pre-seed burnoff or to start seeding, pull out the sprayer and get it ready for action. Here are a few considerations… -
Herbicide damage to canola can take many forms. Here are some clues to look for… -
Wait for signs that canola plants have started regrowing before spraying after a frost… -
Early weed control with lower efficacy is generally preferable to no control at all or late control with higher efficacy — as long as weeds are present and not frost damaged… -
Sprayer sitting uncleaned for a couple days in the pre-seed window could result in tank and plumbing residues that could come back to haunt the applicator when in-crop spraying starts… -
When strange patterns of damage in canola fields line up perfectly with the sprayer boom width or follow typical drift patterns, phone calls and finger pointing begin. Explanations can be simple: The wrong product was added to the tank, or the right product was applied but on the wrong field. But situations are often much more complicated — and made…
