Are Spot Sprays The Future For Pesticides?
By Tom Wolf
One of the fastest moving areas in farm technology is image-based sensing. Arguably, its most exciting implementation lies in spot spraying. A...
Sprayer Modifications That Improve Productivity
By Tom Wolf
In almost all agronomic practices, timing is key. There are certain, and often small, windows of opportunity for getting a task done...
Applying Pesticides by Drone
By Tom Wolf
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), a.k.a drones, are receiving much attention as means to apply pesticides. They are relatively inexpensive, easy to...
The Challenges of Spraying by Drone
Tom
Wolf
Spray application by drone is here. It’s common practice in Southeast Asia, with a very significant proportion of ag areas now treated by drone....
Labels: How can They be Better?
By Tom Wolf
It’s an old mantra – read the label. And there are good reasons for that advice. The pesticide label represents the information...
Spraying in Dry and Dusty Conditions
By Tom Wolf
Dusty conditions are common in spraying, all it takes is a
layer of dry soil and some wheels. But in dry springs, dust...
Return of the Trade Show
Tom Wolf, PhD, P.Ag.
It’s been a long three years since the last in-person summer 2019 agricultural trade shows. The forced break in this long-standing...
Does the Pull-Type Sprayer have a Place on our Farms?
Tom
Wolf, PhD, P.Ag.
The
self-propelled sprayer revolution is complete in western Canada. Almost all
sales of new equipment are self-propelled. In fact, the once thriving sector of
Canadian-made...
What is Spraying Stewardship?
By Tom Wolf
Stewardship
is one of those words that is so over-used, we’ve learned to ignore it. Yet its
core meaning, the act of properly taking...
Spraying by Drone
By Tom Wolf
The
prospect of applying pesticides by drone in Canada has a lot of people talking.
Some are excited about the possibilities. Others are concerned...
