Cecil TharpMSU Pesticide Education Specialist

Using Technologies when Applying Pesticides

Select the Appropriate Nozzles: Use the 5940 Method

• Can get you close to your target GPA.• Your product label often describes the proper GPA

(gallons per acre) for your sprayer.• example. 20 GPA is recommended

• Use the 5940 METHOD to find nozzle size

Verify that all nozzles are equal

Use New Technologies to Verify Nozzle Uniformity when Needed

Spot On Spray CalibratorDetermines Nozzle Flow Rate$134.96AgrimartOwensboro, KentuckyTel: 270-684-4202www.agrimart.net

Spot on calibrator• The SpotOn SC-1 is best for flow rates below 1 GPM, including

spray tips for herbicide & insecticide application. In most cases a tip can be measured in 10 seconds or less.

• Shows readings in either GPM, oz/min, or Liter/min• Plug into the 5940 for easy calculations of output or speed

Using 5940 to get an idea what your field speed should be

Let’s say you need to spray 10 GPA, you have 24” spaced nozzles, and your nozzles deliver 0.2 gallons per minute.

Speed = (GPM x 5940) / (GPA x W) Speed = 1188 / 240 Field speed = 4.95 miles per hour

http://www.teejet.com/english/home/calculator/calibration-calculator.aspx

Determine GPA of Boomless Sprayers

Calibrate my sprayer app: CLEMSON

• FREE• IPHONE, ANDROID, IPAD )• insert values in each input box, select what you want the app

to calculate (Volume/Area or Catch/Nozzle), and tap 'Calculate'. Sprayers can be saved with user-defined names.

Making this even more easy with the ‘Calibration Assistant’.

• Contains the tools to make calibration easier.• Can aid in testing

output of nozzles- Aids in determining output (GPA) for many types of equipment- Conversion Page- Instructions- Determines

- product to add to tank- acres you can cover

Available from the MSU Distribution Center

The Calibration Assistant CD$3.00 copy

Distribution Center Communications & I.T.

Po Box 172040Bozeman, MT 59717

Tel: (406)994-3273Fax: (406) 994-2050

Location: 115 Culbertson

orderpubs@montana.edu

Backpack Sprayer – Any problems when calibrating?

Spray Management Valve

•Reduces number of times manual sprayer needs to be pumped.•Regulates pressure for steady, even flow. •Shuts off spray if pressure falls below set amount. •Allows for constant, precisely calibrated spray application. •Available in 15, 21, 29, and 44 psi•$15 – 20 per valve

Can be purchased at gemplers.com for <$20

Tank Mix App• This is a free mobile app from precision industries.• http://www.mixtankapp.com/onlineapp/index.php• Contains over 1,300 crop protection products from over 17 manufacturers. Mixing orders can

contain up to 19 products.• Mix Guide: receive a recommended mixing order based on the products selected• Mix Sheets: enter field size, spray volume, tank size and product use rates and receive rate per acre,

per tank and per field for accurate documentation and compliance. Easily share to integrate with existing records.

• Spray Logs: stopwatch and notifications (every 60 minutes) allow you to conveniently record GPS location, time spent spraying and weather details. A notes section also allows for additional record keeping

• Mixing Precautions: alerts users of potential tank mixing issues. Note: if an issue is not listed, please let us know through the feedback section and it will be added after review

★ Winner of AgProfessional magazine’s Readers’ Choice 2011 Top Product of the Year Award!

★ Highly Commended for the "Best Stewardship Program" at the 2012 AGROW AWARDS! *

Mix Tank App

Tank Mix App

Additional weather integration app.• $5.99• The available Weather Integration feature within the Spray Log

helps applicators prevent spray drift risk by displaying weather information, including wind speed and direction, prior to spraying, assisting with documentation and compliance.

Nebraska Recordkeeping App - PeRK

• Record your pesticide applications according to the 1990 Farm Bill.

• Catered to the Nebraska Pesticide Education Program but still applicable to applicators in Montana.

• Free• Compatible with Android, Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch• PerK http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=5177543

This app records• GPS records location• pesticide applied and how much was applied,• product application rate,• target site and pest(s),• date and time of application,• temperature,• wind speed, and• disposal method.• The records are saved and stored within the app on the device

and can be exported via email as a .csv file, which can be opened in Microsoft Excel and other common software programs.

Search for available pesticide products• Use Kelly Registration Systems: NDSU• Section 3 and North Dakota Approved• http://www.kellysolutions.com/nd/pesticideindex.htm

• Cross reference with: Montana Registrations• http://npirspublic.ceris.purdue.edu/state/state_menu.aspx?state=MT

QuestionsCecil Tharp

MSU Pesticide Education Program(406)994-5067

ctharp@montana.eduwww.pesticides.montana.edu