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Spray Drift Issues

An ongoing problem in agriculture — keeping a pesticide from drifting off target and damaging adjacent crops, etc.
Recent Items for Spray Drift Issues
  • May 22, 2013
    Article

    Producers should examine pastures for post-tornado debris

    Insulation and building debris from severe storm events such as the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma May 19-20 can litter pastures, causing potentially significant negative effects on livestock health ....More
  • May 22, 2013
    Article

    Post-tornado composting may be solution for disposal of dead livestock and large animals

    Post-tornado composting may be solution for disposal of dead livestock and large animals....More
  • Apr. 22, 2013
    Article
    Southeast Farm Press

    New herbicide formulations will require precise application

    There will be some major changes in the application process, specifically as it relates to the label, and the label is the law....More
  • Mar. 12, 2013
    Article
    Delta Farm Press

    Peanut buyers forecast a significant drop in acres for 2013

    With a large supply overhanging the market from last year's record peanut crop, buyers say this year's acreage could drop 30 percent to 40 percent....More
  • Mar. 1, 2013
    Article

    Mid-South Farm and Gin Show begins today

    More than 450 exhibits, featuring the latest in equipment, products, and services await you at the 61st Mid-South Farm and Gin Show, which begins today (Friday, March 1) at the downtown Cook Convention Center in Memphis....More
  • Feb. 28, 2013
    Commentary

    Love your dog? Thank a farmer

    In an agriculture industry increasingly reliant on complex technology, dogs herd sheep; watch over cattle; detect invasive pests and plants hiding in produce for U.S. Customs; track metal theft through forensic marker recognition; and even hot-nose the trail of crop-destroying feral hogs. In addition to workaday value, for many farmers, dogs are simply ever-present, loyal companions — maybe a faithful Lab that is lord of the truck bed....More
  • Feb. 28, 2013
    Article

    Mid-South Farm and Gin Show begins its two-day run tomorrow

    The 61st Mid-South Farm and Gin Show gets under way tomorrow (Friday, March 1) at the downtown Cook Convention Center in Memphis, offering more than 400 exhibits of the latest equipment, products, and services for the 2013 farming season....More
  • Feb. 8, 2013
    video

    ‘Start clean, stay clean’ new mantra for High Plains weed control

    Glyphosate has been getting a lot of bad press, primarily due to the problems with glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth. But it’s still one of the most broad-spectrum, efficacious herbicides ever developed. Monsanto’s John Everitt talked about ways to preserve glyphosate or Roundup for future use in this interview at the Weed and Water Summit sponsored by Monsanto in Lubbock, Texas....More
  • Feb. 7, 2013
    Article

    New tax law increases direct expense deduction for 2012, 2013

    First-year Direct Expensing (Section 179) is an election in IRS code that allows businesses like farms to deduct the cost of capital purchases as a tax deductible expense....More
  • Feb. 5, 2013
    video

    Weed scientists recommending more than herbicides for fighting resistance on High Plains: Part II

    Cotton farmers, particularly those accustomed to spaying a single herbicide on their crops, may need to dust off some of the old equipment and herbicides they or their fathers used in the 1980s and 90s. Texas A&M University’s Wayne Keeling explained why during this presentation at Monsanto’s Weed and Water Summit in Lubbock, Texas....More
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