Transcript Document

Using Technologies when
Applying Pesticides
Cecil Tharp
MSU Pesticide Education Specialist
Select the Appropriate Nozzles: Use the 5940
Method
• Can get you close to your target GPA.
• Your product label often describes the proper GPA
(gallons per acre) for your sprayer.
• example. 20 GPA is recommended
• Use the 5940 METHOD to find nozzle size
Verify that all nozzles are equal
Use New Technologies to Verify Nozzle
Uniformity when Needed
Spot On Spray Calibrator
Determines Nozzle Flow Rate
$134.96
Agrimart
Owensboro, Kentucky
Tel: 270-684-4202
www.agrimart.net
Spot on calibrator
• The SpotOn SC-1 is best for flow rates below 1 GPM, including
spray tips for herbicide & insecticide application. In most cases
a tip can be measured in 10 seconds or less.
• Shows readings in either GPM, oz/min, or Liter/min
• Plug into the 5940 for easy calculations of output or speed
Using 5940 to get an idea what your field speed
should be




Let’s say you need to spray 10 GPA, you
have 24” spaced nozzles, and your
nozzles deliver 0.2 gallons per minute.
Speed = (GPM x 5940) / (GPA x W)
Speed = 1188 / 240
Field speed = 4.95 miles per hour
http://www.teejet.com/english/home/calculator/calibration-calculator.aspx
Determine GPA of Boomless Sprayers
Calibrate my sprayer app:
CLEMSON
• FREE
• IPHONE, ANDROID, IPAD )
• insert values in each input box, select what you want the app
to calculate (Volume/Area or Catch/Nozzle), and tap
'Calculate'. Sprayers can be saved with user-defined names.
Making this even more easy with the
‘Calibration Assistant’.
• Contains the tools to make calibration easier.
• Can aid in testing
output of nozzles
- Aids in determining
output (GPA) for
many types of
equipment
- Conversion Page
- Instructions
- Determines
- product to add to tank
- acres you can cover
Available from the MSU Distribution Center
The Calibration Assistant CD
$3.00 copy
 Distribution Center
Communications & I.T.
Po Box 172040
Bozeman, MT 59717
Tel: (406)994-3273
Fax: (406) 994-2050
Location: 115 Culbertson
[email protected]
Backpack Sprayer – Any problems when calibrating?
Spray Management
Valve
•Reduces number of times manual
sprayer needs to be pumped.
•Regulates pressure for steady,
even flow.
•Shuts off spray if pressure falls
below set amount.
•Allows for constant, precisely
calibrated spray application.
•Available in 15, 21, 29, and 44
psi
•$15 – 20 per valve
Can be purchased at gemplers.com for <$20
Tank Mix App
• This is a free mobile app from precision industries.
• http://www.mixtankapp.com/onlineapp/index.php
• Contains over 1,300 crop protection products from over 17 manufacturers. Mixing orders
can contain up to 19 products.
• Mix Guide: receive a recommended mixing order based on the products selected
• Mix Sheets: enter field size, spray volume, tank size and product use rates and receive rate per
acre, per tank and per field for accurate documentation and compliance. Easily share to
integrate with existing records.
• Spray Logs: stopwatch and notifications (every 60 minutes) allow you to conveniently record
GPS location, time spent spraying and weather details. A notes section also allows for
additional record keeping
• Mixing Precautions: alerts users of potential tank mixing issues. Note: if an issue is not listed,
please let us know through the feedback section and it will be added after review
★ Winner of AgProfessional magazine’s Readers’ Choice 2011 Top Product of the Year Award!
★ Highly Commended for the "Best Stewardship Program" at the 2012 AGROW AWARDS! *
Mix Tank App
Tank Mix App
Additional weather integration
app.
• $5.99
• The available Weather Integration feature within the Spray Log
helps applicators prevent spray drift risk by displaying weather
information, including wind speed and direction, prior to
spraying, assisting with documentation and compliance.
Nebraska Recordkeeping App - PeRK
• Record your pesticide applications according to the 1990 Farm
Bill.
• Catered to the Nebraska Pesticide Education Program but still
applicable to applicators in Montana.
• Free
• Compatible with Android, Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch
• PerK  http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=5177543
This app records
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
GPS records location
pesticide applied and how much was applied,
product application rate,
target site and pest(s),
date and time of application,
temperature,
wind speed, and
disposal method.
The records are saved and stored within the app on the device
and can be exported via email as a .csv file, which can be
opened in Microsoft Excel and other common software
programs.
Search for available pesticide
products
• Use Kelly Registration Systems: NDSU
• Section 3 and North Dakota Approved
• http://www.kellysolutions.com/nd/pesticideindex.htm
• Cross reference with: Montana Registrations
• http://npirspublic.ceris.purdue.edu/state/state_menu.aspx?state=MT
Questions
Cecil Tharp
MSU Pesticide Education Program
(406)994-5067
[email protected]
www.pesticides.montana.edu