Reminder re Effective Spraying Webinars 19:00-21:00, Feb 17 and 18

Registration is required but free. Please register so that you can be part of the discussion with this internationally renowned expert! There will be opportunities for Q&A throughout the presentations.

Dr. David Manktelow will be covering various aspects of tree fruit and grape spraying including:

• What is the target
  • How can you describe different targets
  • Understanding variability – How much chemical do different parts of a canopy receive from a spray application and what does this actually mean

• How much chemical to apply
  • Interpreting the label to match the target

• What spray volume is going to be most effective and why
  • The point of runoff
  • Concentrate spraying
  • Droplet size
  • Work rate considerations
  • Adjuvant interactions with coverage and runoff

• What dose of chemical have you landed and how would you know
  • Feedback loops and responses
  • Limiting factors – what scale do they work at and how can you avoid stuffing up
  • Application rates – achieving coverage – sprayer setup – product selection in a spray programme – spray timing

The NZ experience and where we are going