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Spray to protect your crops – Part 13: Safety: Storage and disposing of chemical containers
Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng) You can identify a neat and disciplined farmer by the way he manages his scrapyard and his waste. Empty chemical containers are a significant waste product. Since chemicals can be harmful to humans and animals, it is therefore even more important to discard[...]
Spray to protect your crops
Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng) Last month we discussed what you should do to prepare for calibration. This month we look at the actual calibration process and the steps you must take to ensure that your sprayer delivers the correct quantity of chemicals. We thank the ARC Institute[...]
Spray to protect your crops
Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng) Calibration means to measure how much chemicals will be sprayed onto the field and to adjust the sprayer to apply exactly the desired quantity. To adjust means to change the things one can change. But before we can start with the actual calibration[...]
Spray to protect your crops
Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng) Rain is a blessing, but it may also stimulate an overcrowding of weeds between your precious crops. The knapsack sprayer will be your right hand tool when these times arise. It is therefore very important to know how to use it properly. This[...]
Spray to protect your crops
Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng) It is always beneficial for a farmer to fully understand how all the tools and devices used on the farm work. First, better understanding means better operation and second, in the event of a breakdown the farmer often has to improvise to fix[...]