How to Clean Chemicals From Your Field Sprayer
Cleaning your field sprayer is vital to protecting your investments. Residual chemicals and herbicides left on the sprayer can carry over and impact your non-target crops’ yield and growth. When pesticides remain in the tank, they can contribute to erosion or react with other chemical substances. Plus, these chemical residues can reduce effectiveness in later […]
Read MoreWinter Maintenance Tips
To begin winterizing your sprayer, check your owner’s manual to review any maintenance program suggested. Your warranty can be jeopardized if proper winter care is not given to your farm equipment. Winterize your sprayer with RV antifreeze. Check your owner’s manual for specific instructions. Consider changing the seals and rollers on your sprayer’s pump after […]
Read More10 Tips: Get the Most Out of Farm & Trade Shows
Farm and trade shows are great destinations for those in the ag industry. You can see farm equipment displays, hundreds of ag-related exhibits, and have lots of opportunities to meet and talk with other farmers – all in one place. CropCare wants to make sure you get the most out of the trade shows you […]
Read MoreMulch lifter will help potato farmer in Iceland
Sveinn Rúnar Ragnarsson and his wife, Ragnheiður, work on Akurnes, a farm in southeast Iceland. There, with his parents, Ragnar Jónsson and Ingunn Jónsdóttir, they grow and harvest around 250 to 300 tons of potatoes annually. “My grandfather and grandmother founded the farm in 1937,” says Ragnarsson. They also raise 500 sheep on Akurnes, and […]
Read More17 Pro Tips for Turf Success
When the Tampa Bay Rowdies hit the field at Al Lang Stadium in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, they slide tackle, cross, and lob on top of the turf that Jeff Parkinson painstakingly manicured for years. But Jeff approaches the project knowing it’s going to face that type of abuse. As Director of Grounds, Jeff takes […]
Read MoreNeed to lift plastic mulch? No problem
With fall just around the corner, there’s likely farmers out there dreading the task of picking up the plastic mulch that helped their produce crops flourish this spring and summer. Picking up plastic mulch by hand is dirty, strenuous and time-consuming. At Pine Valley Farms in Rochester Mills, Pa., Jeff and Kegan Wright plan to […]
Read MoreSpray forage crops carefully
A sprayer helps forage growers reap a successful harvest through weed control, preservative/fungicide application, and pest control. Before spraying, farmers should consider the economic threshold and impact on ecosystems. “I do not recommend that farmers just spray without knowing that the economic benefit of spraying will be equal to or greater than the cost of […]
Read MoreFarmer’s sore back leads to new farm equipment
Here’s a fun look at the timeline of the PA1600: Originally developed in 2008 by Keith Zimmerman to help alleviate a local farmer’s sore back. The machine allows farmers to pick produce while lying down. The Picking Assistant was added to the CropCare product line when there proved to be a potential market. It’s manufactured […]
Read MoreIs Your Sprayer Nozzle the Right Material?
Sprayer tips can be made from various materials, mainly soft metal (aluminum or brass), polypropylene, stainless steel, hardened stainless steel, or ceramic. When choosing the nozzle for your sprayer application, think about the nozzle’s cost, its longevity/durability, and its performance/accuracy. (See Tips For Choosing The Right Sprayer Nozzle.) The material it’s made of will play […]
Read MoreTips For Choosing the Right Sprayer Nozzle
Your sprayer nozzles should provide safe, adequate coverage while avoiding product waste. It’d be great if one nozzle type covered all applications sufficiently, but that’s just not the case. “That is why we offer so many different spray angles, droplet sizes, and flow rates,” said Bryan Fowler, regional sales manager at TeeJet Technologies. “Spraying is […]
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