The Stratus AirSprayer is new aerial spray tech based on paragliders, launched by Saskatchewan firm, which offers potential advantages to conventional spray drones.
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The latest in aerial spraying: paragliders
Expect a year of drone drama
Spray regulations haven't kept up with drone advancements
Spray regulations haven't kept up with drone advancements.
From AIM: Expect a year of drone drama
Spray regulations haven't kept up with drone advancements.
KAP to lobby PMRA to broaden drone-spraying regulations
Biofuels, spray drones and the Canada Grain Act — KAP sets its lobbying goals for 2024
Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is looking to broaden Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) rules surrounding drones in research. Currently, the PMRA mandates that drones can only be used for spraying herbicides and pesticides if that usage is clearly displayed on the product label. The problem is that very few product labels have been amended and
Early harvest opens options for fall weed control
Spraying tips to use once the combine is parked
[UPDATED: Oct. 11, 2023] An early harvest gives farmers the opportunity to get ahead of weeds for next season, says Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown. Weeds have had ample time to grow after harvest, making them prime targets for herbicide. Why it matters: As harvest winds down, attention turns to field preparation for 2024.
The aerodynamics of crop spraying
Air disturbance from the sprayer itself may be affecting your drift risk
We’ve come a long way with sprayers. We’ve made them bigger, we’ve made them faster and with new visual technology and artificial intelligence, we’ve even made them smarter. Now, research by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) along with the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan and Agrimetrix in Saskatoon is asking, ‘Can
U.S. gives farmers shorter window to spray dicamba
Move makes life difficult for growers who’ve already booked inputs
Reuters – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has slightly shortened the window for farmers in major soybean-producing states to use a weedkiller criticized for drifting away from where it is sprayed. The restrictions make it harder for farmers to use dicamba, sold by agrichemical companies like Bayer AG and Syngenta, after some growers have already
U.S. EPA reviewing dicamba over crop damage claims
Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether dicamba herbicide can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing “unreasonable risks” to other crops, an agency official said Tuesday. Farmers and scientists for years have reported problems with dicamba drifting away
Where’s the water?
Water restrictions threw another wrench into spray season for producers in early June
In a spray season that has already seen frost warnings, heat waves and high winds, producers in early June were dealing with yet another problem — lack of water. Water restrictions were making headlines in early June, with some treatment plants reporting worryingly low levels of potable water. Why it matters: High-quality water is in
It’s a hard crop protection season on multiple fronts
How to manage a dry and windy spray season that has gone from below freezing to extreme heat in a matter of days
Producers are told to spray when weeds are growing, but with both weeds and crop both reeling from a string of stresses and Mother Nature not co-operating, that spray window has been hard to pin down. Why it matters: Hardened weeds and poor spray conditions may leave producers with less effective weed control than they
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