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He said that work has begun
on testing Roundup herbicide
resistant alfalfa. Originally
Monsanto, the company that
manufactures the trademarked
Roundup herbicide, scheduled a
release date of 2005 or 2006, but
the latest news has a release date
'•h' 2002.
Speakers at the recent Chester County Crops Day in
6 m r f luded > from left, Tim Small, NRCS;
David Wagner, Penn State precision ag specialist; and
Marvin Hall, Penn State forage specialist.
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researchers and ultimately
growers will face is how many
“bugs” are worked out of the
mixes to ensure they work effec
tively. Also, companies, to pro
tect intellectual property rights,
are withholding release of germ
plasm to universities to the
and
is full,
ion &
bringing products to the market
perhaps too fast, according to
Hail, before research can help
solve some potential problems.
In the future, growers could
be using yield monitors on
forage harvesters similar to
those on combines for grain
crops. “It’s easier to do for grain
than forage,” he said. But in five
or six years, producers could be
seeing yield monitors on the
baler or chopper.
When spraying, according to
a precision application special
ist, it’s important to ensure
against accidental drift. To do
so, keep the pressure in the lines
down so the drops are larger and
keep more volume of the liquid
in larger drops to stem field drift
away from plants, noted David
Wagner, Penn State extension
specialist for precision applica
tion and precision ag.
Keep each drop greater than
200 microns, he said (100 mi
crons is about the width of a
human hair), to ensure against
problems of drift. Also, it’s vital
to calibrate sprayers, don’t spray
if the wind speed is greater than
5 miles per hour, spray on a hot,
dry day, and fix the nozzles. Bad
nozzles can cost a lot of money
in excess application, Wagner
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noted. Wagner reviewed various
flat fan and air injection types of
nozzles at the meeting.
It’s important to use clean
water through a mesh screen to
prevent nozzle clogging. If the
nozzles become clogged, don’t
use a knife or a drill bit. Instead,
use a simple toothbrush to
remove the debris.
For nozzles, Europeans use
ceramics. They can be more
costly than brass or stainless
steel. But a good alternative is
the stainless steel, which will
give a few years of use.
“It’s too costly to not know
how much spray is on the field,”
Wagner said. Sprayers should be
calibrated correctly. “It’s too
costly to not have new nozzles
and not calibrate the sprayer.”
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