CONTENTS
Successful Precision Spray Information Days
Information Day Handouts
Refining Your WeedSeeker Boom Set Up
Korora Spray System Cuts Costs
Grower Meetings
Award Winning Crop Optics
Successful Precision Spray Information Days
The Precision Spray Days held in Moree, Dalby and Gunnedah were a great success. Those who attended said that they "got a lot" out of the forum. The results speak for themselves having received an average overall score of 8.1 out of 10 from our attendees.
Bill Gordon's overview on label changes, factors contributing to spray drift, and factors affecting efficacy (water quality and adjuvants) was very informative, as was Steve Lang's presentation on the latest spray application technology available from GoldAcres. Other presentations were given by Jake Lanyon, of TeeJet, who talked on selecting the correct nozzle capacity and basic calibration, and Scott Jameson of Crop Optics Australia who spoke on the benefits of using selective spot spraying systems, such as WeedSeeker.
Crop Optics would like to take this opportunity to thank the supporters of the days: Bill Gordon Consulting (sponsored by GRDC), GoldAcres, TeeJet, NFS-Ag Gunnedah, WJ Matthews Moree and Claas Harvest Centre Dalby.
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Handouts from the Information Spray DaysTips for minimising spray drift (click on Read Only when prompted)Label Changes and Legals Issues affecting the outcome of spray jobs TeeJet AIXR Bulletin TeeJet TwinJet Bulletin TeeJet A5 Pocket Card For more useful downloads, go to our website at http://www.cropoptics.com.au/downloads.html |
We would like to congratulate Rebecca Faulkner, Mark Hamblin and John Stephens for each winning a set of TeeJet nozzles of their choice, kindly donated by Teejet.
We endeavour to organise more information days in other areas, or where there is demand. If you are interested in attending a precision spray information day in your area, please let us know.
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Left: Steve Lang of GoldAcres gives a presentation on the latest spray technology. |
Right: Jake Lanyon, Agricultural Technical Specialist of TeeJet, informs the group how to choose the best nozzle selection to achieve the best results. |
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Left: Scott Jameson of Crop Optics Australia gives a presentation to the group on the benefits of using spot spraying technology. |
Kev's Tech Tip
Refining your WeedSeeker boom setup
As part of Crop Optics ongoing commitment to improving WeedSeeker operation we have been working closely with Bill Gordon Consulting and TeeJet to find a spray nozzle that best suits the system.
Recent field trials have shown that TP65 Degree Even Fan nozzles are still the best nozzle to be used with WeedSeeker.
Korora Spray System Cuts Costs
from Queensland Country Life, June 2010
| WITH an investment of some $110,000 in WeedSeeker spraying technology, the Gregg family in Central Queensland saved around $150,000 in herbicide costs in just one year – admittedly at a time when the price of Roundup was high. The Gregg WeedSeeker – equipped with dual spray lines and a second, 1000L (220 gallon), chemical tank – is just one part of the extensive machinery list on the Dysart district grain growing property Korora. Read more |
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Farming Systems grower meetings to target weed control
by Russ Doadle, Deedi for North Queensland Register, June 2010
CENTRAL Queensland grain growers keen to keep pace with cost-effective in-crop weed control technology are invited to attend a series of five on-property CQ Sustainable Farming Systems (CQSFS) meetings to be held from June 7 to 11.
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) principal experimentalist Maurie Conway said the district meetings would provide growers with an update on summer weed control strategies and an insight into new herbicide products. Read more
Award Winning Crop Optics
Crop Optics Australia was awarded the 2009 International Flow & Application Sales Award for outstanding Sales and Invaluable Customer Service at the Trimble 2010 reseller conference.
The Trimble Flow & Application business segment includes the following products which WeedSeeker and GreenSeeker has recently become part of:
- Field-IQ
- Tru Application Control (TAC)
- EZ-Boom
- Tru Count
- Rawson
- GreenSeeker/WeedSeeker
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Left: (from left) Erik Arverson - General Manager Trimble Agicultural Division, Ted Mayfield - WeedSeeker & GreenSeeker Development Manager, Scott Jameson - Business Manager Crop Optics Australia, Mark Heyward - Asia Pacific Sales Manager, Jack Gerhardt - Business Segment Sales Manager, George Huber - Global Sales Director |
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Right: Award awarded to Crop Optics |
