. Agri-news. Agriculture. May 6, 1985 For immediate release Adapting field sprayers for fenceline and roadside spraying 11 With the threat of a grasshopper outbreak facing Alberta farmers again this year, many of them will be spraying fencelines and roadside ditches. Because the booms on regular field sprayers are usually supported on outrigger wheels to maintain boom height and are usually too wide to use on the roadside safely, adaptations are needed to apply insecticides, says Terry Footz of Alberta Agriculture's crop protection branch. To adapt a field sprayer for fencelines and ditches, d
. Agri-news. Agriculture. May 6, 1985 For immediate release Adapting field sprayers for fenceline and roadside spraying 11 With the threat of a grasshopper outbreak facing Alberta farmers again this year, many of them will be spraying fencelines and roadside ditches. Because the booms on regular field sprayers are usually supported on outrigger wheels to maintain boom height and are usually too wide to use on the roadside safely, adaptations are needed to apply insecticides, says Terry Footz of Alberta Agriculture's crop protection branch. To adapt a field sprayer for fencelines and ditches, detach the regular boom and install a "homemade" boom of the desired length. This boom would be supported by a chain or cable. Standard flat fan nozzle tips can be installed along the boom the same as the regular herbicide boom, with an off-centre nozzle tip mounted on the end. This will provide extended coverage into the fenceline. N/1. CABLE SUPPORT NX. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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