Water, Spray, Inversion & Drift Workshop

Welcome to Water, Spray, Inversion & Drift!

Come join us at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 104 Innisfail to hear expert speaker Dr. Tom Wolf, from Sprayers101.com. Approved for CCA - 6 CEUs . Approved for 5 Pesticide Applicator Credits!

Topics include:

1. The impact of your water chemistry on your agricultural sprays, hard water vs soft water, bicarbonate, pH, and other nutrients in your water. How to adjust to improve spray effectiveness.

2. How weather inversions impact spray drift, even hours after spraying and how to spot an inversion.

3. Tank clean out, what can a producer do to reduce potential clean out problems?

4. Canopy Penetration, with the number of fungicides and desiccants being applied it is not easy to get good coverage in dense canopies mid – late in the season, what can producers do to increase the penetration of these sprays?

5. Sprayer Productivity will explore the impact of various changes to how a sprayer is operated on acres sprayed per hour.

6. Spray drones – Current laws, information on patterns and swath widths, drift and canopy penetration-shorter session

7. Nozzle selection for Pulse Width Modulation Sprayers – shorter session

Be one of the first to register, and we will cover the cost of your water test. Your test may even be used as one of the examples in the course! Course fee covers lunch and two coffee breaks