Application Accuracy Select the proper equipment for the spray job. Use the proper nozzle type and recommended spray pressure for accurate herbicide placement. Calibrate equipment periodically for ...

Removing Herbicide Residues from Agricultural Application Equipment is available at Purdue Extension's Education Store. Pages include pictures of every step of cleaning, examples of damaged crops and ...

Applicators have plenty to consider before, during and after making a herbicide application. Proper handling procedures, mixing rates, safe disposal of containers and personal protective equipment, to ...

As population growth, economic development and urbanization rise, our farmers are under continual pressure to produce more food. Currently, farmers are using intensive, industrial processes to keep up ...

Here are seven steps to help you now: 1. Determine your post-herbicide application options. Consider pairing a residual herbicide with a post-emergence herbicide in the tank.

Herbicide application is best when temperatures are between 60°F and 70°F, and not advised above 90°F. Not many weeds actively grow in cool temperatures below 50°F, so the herbicide is less ...

Until EPA’s Final Herbicide Strategy was published in August 2024, agriculture did not have clear guidance on what that meant for the application of pesticides.

New research from the University of Waterloo shows that a single, targeted herbicide application from a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) can suppress common reed invasions with more than 99% ...

The Weedswiper supplies enough herbicide to wet the felt pads but not enough to drip excess onto the ground. Mr Maddock said the feedback of information from the application strip to the hydrostat ...

Preemergence herbicides are the foundation of herbicide-based weed management systems, and effective use of these products is essential to protect crop yields and reduce selection pressure for ...