Air Blast Sprayer Calibration Workshop
Event Details
Date
July 18, 2023
Time
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Porpiglia Farms
71 Porpiglia Drive
Marlboro, NY 12542
Cost
Per Farm Registration : $20.00
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureCalibrating pesticide sprayers for best results
University of New Hampshire Extension Field Specialist Emeritus, George Hamilton will demonstrate the importance of and best techniques to calibrate air blast sprayers. Proper calibration will ensure effective, efficient, economical and legal spraying. Inadequate spray coverage is usually the cause of poor spray efficacy and additional spray applications. Overuse of some sprays results in unhealthy residues and can lead to fines.
Calibration should be done several times each season, or when you incorporate any new equipment or repairs - from the tractor to the nozzle. Join us for a refresher or send new employees for training. This workshop is open for any grower that relies on either an airblast sprayer to deliver plant protectants to fruit or vegetable crops or a boom sprayer. Please note that locations and times vary for each workshop. This is the July 18th airblast workshop. For simultaneous Spanish translation and boom sprayer calibration, please sign up for the July 19th workshop here.
Both workshops will provide audio amplification, handouts and refreshments.
DEC Pesticide applicator recertification credits will be available in categories 1A, 22, 23, 10 for 2 credits
Tuesday, July 18 - Airblast Sprayer Calibration Workshop 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Porpiglia Farms, 71 Porpiglia Drive, Marlboro, NY 12542
$20 per farm - Pre-registration required
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- Why are you Spraying and Benefits of Calibrating
- Calibration Factors Affecting Application Rate
- Pre-Calibration
- Sprayer Maintenance
- Calibration Notes
- Calibration Demonstration (water sensitive paper deployment exercise included)
- How to evaluate success - Understand deposition
- Q&A
- Adjourn
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University of New Hampshire Extension Field Specialist Emeritus, George Hamilton will demonstrate the importance of and best techniques to calibrate air blast sprayers. Proper calibration will ensure effective, efficient, economical and legal spraying. Inadequate spray coverage is usually the cause of poor spray efficacy and additional spray applications. Overuse of some sprays results in unhealthy residues and can lead to fines.
Calibration should be done several times each season, or when you incorporate any new equipment or repairs - from the tractor to the nozzle. Join us for a refresher or send new employees for training. This workshop is open for any grower that relies on an airblast sprayer to deliver plant protectants to fruit or vegetable crops.
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Join us for a refresher or send new employees for training. This workshop is open for any grower who relies on a boom sprayer to deliver plant protectants to fruit or vegetable crops. DEC Pesticide applicator recertification credits will be available. $20 per farm - Pre-registration required (Please include the total number of people attending when you register ...space is limited).
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