Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift.
Tag Archives spraying
Smoke in the air impacts Manitoba spray season
Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift
Good agronomy urged under uncertain canola market
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production.
The latest in aerial spraying: paragliders
The Stratus AirSprayer is new aerial spray tech based on paragliders, launched by Saskatchewan firm, which offers potential advantages to conventional spray drones.
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
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
