It is important to calibrate your pesticide applicators on a regular basis especially as you head into the new crop season. Now is a good time to calibrate your boom sprayers as you head into the new crop season. Calibration is not a difficult process if you understand a few principles of calibration. It is …
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Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2013/03/22/calibration-of-pesticide-applicators-boom-sprayers/
Herbicide Failure, Weed Resistance, and Pesticide “Stewardship”
Success or failure? There are a number of important factors that affect the outcome of weed control. If you are a pesticide applicator, you may have encountered some herbicide treatments that did not produce the results you expected. Why is that? There are a number of factors that can contribute to less than perfect pesticide …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/10/26/herbicide-failure-weed-resistance-and-pesticide-stewardship/
UF/IFAS Extension Pesticide Applicator CEU Day August 21
University of Florida IFAS CEU Day Tuesday, August 21, 2012 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT (8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Central) An opportunity for licensed pesticide applicators to earn CEUs will be held August 21, 2012 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT or 8:00 – 3:00 Central Tiem. An applicator will be able to …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/08/16/ufifas-extension-pesticide-applicator-ceu-day-august-21/
The Dangers of Pesticide Drift on Cotton
Pesticide drift is a chronic concern for anyone who applies herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and any other compound meant to control or kill a problem specie. These photographs show the effects of 2,4-DB drift from a peanut field to a cotton field across the road. Although the damage looks terrible, the plant will grow out of …
Permanent link to this article: http://jackson.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/07/27/the-dangers-of-pesticide-drift-on-cotton/
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