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At 80 p.s.i. and 85 gallons per minute, the Fire Tamer can reach out 100 feet with a high-flow, narrow stream and can keep it up for 15 minutes on a 1,200 gallon sprayer.

Harnessing sprayers to tame fire

An Alberta farm invention puts out fire using existing investments, making use of reliable off-road capacity

By Mike Raine June 28, 2019

Self-propelled, high clearance sprayers are great for spraying and have become three-season rigs. As well, in an emergency these could control a serious fire, with the right gear. That’s what […] Read more

The largest model of Amazone pull-type sprayers is UX11200, with a 12,000-litre tank to maximize acres covered in a day.

Machinery

Amazone brings pull-type sprayer to Canada

Brand hopes to impress Canadian growers with big capacity

By Scott Garvey January 25, 2019

In North America, the self-propelled sprayer has come to dominate the market, as pull-type models have faded from use. However, in Europe it’s a different story. One European brand, Amazone, […] Read more

Farmers who attended Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show got to experience electrostatic charged spray at work.

Machinery

Sprayer power: Is electricity the next big thing in spray adjuvants?

Positively charging spray droplets can help them stick to plants, but droplets need to be small

By Mike Raine October 23, 2018

Getting fungicides and insecticides into the canopy and to the underside of leaves is a challenge for most sprayers. Small droplet sizes and even coverage are needed for this and […] Read more

Hagie is integrating more John Deere components in its sprayers, including new John Deere engines.

Machinery

New Deere engines coming to Hagie sprayers

A dual spraying system will also be available on the 2019 Hagies

By Spencer Myers August 2, 2018

John Deere is integrating its own brand sprayer engines into its Hagie sprayer lineup for 2019, which should help John Deere dealers better service the Hagie sprayers. Dual product spraying […] Read more

Remember to clean the outside of the tanks and all equipment for residue.

Crops, Machinery

Taking the dicamba cleanse

Experts remind growers to take an active approach to sprayer cleaning, and of the importance of ammonia in removing dicamba residues

By Matt McIntosh June 19, 2018

The sensitivity of soybeans and other plants to dicamba — a volatile auxin-based herbicide employed in various forms since the 1960s — is extreme. Even trace amounts can cause significant […] Read more

Machinery

Updates for John Deere/Hagie High-Clearance Sprayers

By Spencer Myers May 14, 2018

John Deere and Hagie have announced some changes to their 2019 high-clearance sprayers. The main changes are new engines and dual product spraying on the upcoming model year machines. The […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Machinery

Monsanto product to deactivate dicamba residue in sprayer tanks

By Tom Polansek April 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto is launching the first product that deactivates a controversial herbicide inside spraying equipment after it is used, the company said on Tuesday, its latest attempt […] Read more

Machinery

Get ready for drone sprayers

By Farmtario Staff March 28, 2018

The use of drones in agriculture seems to gain a little more momentum every season. So far, the jobs they’ve been put to include taking NDVI images and crop scouting, […] Read more

Kansas-based Great Plains Manufacturing, whose 3S-3000HD drill is shown here, is set to become an arm of Japanese manufacturer Kubota. (GreatPlainsAg.com)

Crops, Machinery

Kubota to buy equipment maker Great Plains

By Farmtario Staff May 13, 2016

Japanese farm, construction, yard and landscaping equipment maker Kubota is set to expand its share in several of those sectors with a deal for Kansas equipment firm Great Plains Manufacturing. […] Read more