Insights and Stories on Spraying

Crops

From AIM: Expect a year of drone drama

Jul. 17, 2024 at 2:47 pm CDT

Spray regulations haven't kept up with drone advancements.

Keep a watchful eye for herbicide resistance

Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:12 pm CDT

U.S. EPA reviewing dicamba over crop damage claims

Dec. 21, 2021 at 3:47 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Brandt closes GeoShack deal, locks up Topcon sales in Canada

Jul. 16, 2020 at 4:02 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Flea beetle damage ‘moderate’ across Prairies so far

Jun. 22, 2020 at 7:35 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Drones to be tested against Africa’s locust swarms

Feb. 11, 2020 at 11:22 am CST

Nairobi | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The United Nations is to test drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomizers to spray pesticides in parts of east Africa battling an invasion of desert locusts that are ravaging crops and exacerbating a hunger crisis. Hundreds of millions of the voracious insects have […]

By Nita Bhalla

Consider canola crop’s potential yield before spraying

Jun. 20, 2018 at 6:46 pm CDT

As July approaches and crop canopies close, sclerotinia will be on the minds of many canola growers. But will it pay to spray? Fungicide applications are more likely to be profitable when the canola hits 30-40 bushels per acre, said Colleen Redlick, senior technical development specialist at BASF. Justine Cornelsen, […]

By Lisa Guenther

Some soybean aphids showing up so scout your fields

Jul. 27, 2017 at 5:41 pm CDT

Soybean aphids are being found in some soybean fields near Portage la Prairie and some fields have been sprayed, while others are being monitored, Red Beard Farms aerial applicator Chris McCallister said in an interview July 27. The threshold for applying an insecticide to control soybean aphids is 250 and […]

By Allan Dawson

5 tips for fungicide application

Jun. 27, 2016 at 9:11 am CDT

If you’ve decided to invest in added fungicide protection this season, do everything you can to get your spray spot-on. Here are five fungicide spray tips to help you get the most out of your investment.

By Rob Klewchuk Syngenta