Pre-emergence herbicide application using 90% drift reducing nozzle technology can deliver significantly better Black-grass control, through improved soil surface coverage and timing. Final results of new trials at the Syngenta Black-grass Innovation Centre in Cambridgeshire have highlighted the huge potential improvements in weed control from focusing on application techniques. Such […]

Vicon’s iXter B mounted sprayers can now be equipped with iXflow E – an electrically operated recirculation system that also includes electric nozzle control using Hypro’s ProStop-E nozzles, delivering faster and more precise section control. Available on 24-30m booms, the new system affords up to 15 boom sections and provides […]

The exceptional skills of Kent farm-worker, Stuart Woods, have won him the ultimate accolade of Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2017. The prestigious competition’s finalists were rewarded at the International Sprays & Sprayers, held in Lincolnshire this month. Stuart is responsible for spraying 1200 hectares of arable cropping for […]

Extend the life of your sprayer with technology from David King Electronics. The controllers, manufactured by German Company Müller-Elektronik, range from the Spraylight for simple trailed and mounted sprayers, to the Track-Guide II and Track-Guide III through to full ISOBUS compatible solutions for more complex mounted, trailed and self-propelled sprayers. […]

T3 sprays targeted at fusarium species on wheat, where azoles are the key active ingredient, are associated with the selection of fungicide insensitive septoria strains. As part of a resistance management strategy, ear sprays should be considered carefully and tailored to field-by-field risks, according to AHDB. Weekly fusarium infection risk […]