Photo of the Week
The maple shoot borer (Proteoterus aesculana) is a little Tortricid moth and has been seen across southern Ontario this spring/summer. Photo: John Van de Vegte.
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Category Archives: Application Technology
Do you use an airblast sprayer?
Airblast 101 – A Handbook of Best Practices in Airblast Spraying- is available online. OMAFRA’s spray guy, Jason Deveau, and his team of educators and researchers have updated the airblast sprayers handbook, making it easier to use and up … Continue reading
Just how well does your landscape sprayer work?
When was the last time your calibrated your sprayer? Are you sure you are hitting the target? Is the operating pressure accurate or are you under/overestimating the total amount you are applying? If you are hesitating answering any of these … Continue reading
June 24 Nursery & Landscape Report
Environment Canada is calling for cloudy, humid unsettled weather with the chance of showers or thunderstorms today and tomorrow. There is a mix of sun and cloud forecasted for the rest of the week with high temperatures, moving into the … Continue reading
Aug 15, 2013 Intelligent Sprayer Demo in Niagara
Growers. Thursday, August 15 at J.C. Bakker & Sons Nurseries. “Intelligent Sprayer Demo Day”. If a new sprayer design could reduce crop protection inputs by 70 per cent, would you be interested? Researchers in Ohio are developing efficient sprayers that … Continue reading
Intelligent Sprayer Workshop For Intelligent Nursery Growers – August 15
Attention all Commercial Wholesale Nursery Growers! If a new sprayer design could reduce crop protection inputs by 70 per cent, would you be interested? That’s the hook for an “intelligent” sprayer demonstration day to be held in St. Catharines, Ontario … Continue reading
