Spraying season

[farmaholic]

Save image to your "computer" and look in the sprayer mirror...those are my peas i drifted myself. They will recover but might yeild less. Sometimes it doesn't take much.

Think Bayer called it infinity because like Buzz Lightyear it drifts to “infinity and beyond”. Most of my fields have treed boundaries but that crap still drifts on a dead calm day.

I dont spray in dead calm or winds iver 20 k but stillgot a neighbor once

[WiltonRanch]

This is an inversion over a grid road, wind was blowing away from our canola, early in morning, but variable wind, hanging the Infinity/Bison mix above crop and moved[ATTACH]2995[/ATTACH]?

Happens to us EVERY year, not same people, but all have many acres, too little time, hurry tired etc.
In 50 years I can not remember causing others crop loss.
Oh ya, see the crop seeded with a WORTHLESS 5710 at 4lbs/acre...

Think Bayer called it infinity because like Buzz Lightyear it drifts to “infinity and beyond”. Most of my fields have treed boundaries but that crap still drifts on a dead calm day.

[grassfarmer]

With all the tree lines being ripped out to gain almighty acres, it is becoming an issue indeed. Thankfully, I can and will spray my own land any day I want, because I have left the tree lines.

It was telling after that storm came through - guesstimate 3" in less than an hour. Real issues on some big pieces of this rolling farmland where trees have been removed and soil degraded. Three quarter fields where the whole surface moved leaving 4 feet drifts of litter/topsoil in roadside ditches and nearly washed some roads out. Land in forage or pasture suffered minimal impact in terms of runoff of soil or water. Yet the industry promoted, Government subsidized system is the one resulting in the most damage. Time for a rethink?

[grassfarmer]

Do you guys have to keep exhaustive chemical records date time started time finished wind direction when starting wind when finishing humidity delta T and temp.

Its law here and soon it appears within 48 hours of spraying records have to be submitted to a govt agency been discussed by regulatory bodies.

Dont mind the farmer record keeping but sending every record to gov not sure.

Sounds like Europe. My guess for Canada would be there are zero regulations on this. I always chuckle when guys here talk about being "over regulated"

[fjlip]

This is an inversion over a grid road, wind was blowing away from our canola, early in morning, but variable wind, hanging the Infinity/Bison mix above crop and moved?

Happens to us EVERY year, not same people, but all have many acres, too little time, hurry tired etc.
In 50 years I can not remember causing others crop loss.
Oh ya, see the crop seeded with a WORTHLESS 5710 at 4lbs/acre...

[Sheepwheat]

With all the tree lines being ripped out to gain almighty acres, it is becoming an issue indeed. Thankfully, I can and will spray my own land any day I want, because I have left the tree lines.

[malleefarmer]

Oh and of course chems used and batch numbers etc

[malleefarmer]

Do you guys have to keep exhaustive chemical records date time started time finished wind direction when starting wind when finishing humidity delta T and temp.

Its law here and soon it appears within 48 hours of spraying records have to be submitted to a govt agency been discussed by regulatory bodies.

Dont mind the farmer record keeping but sending every record to gov not sure.

[Goodtime]

Partners I hate when this crap happens it is so frustrating....I dont care no one "has to go"....50 km gusts etc you just dont spray. If you are going to you better spray with the booms 18 inches off the ground along the neighbors crop but we know that doesn't happen, have to get to the next 30 quarters....

[farmaholic]

Partners, I do believe you have to make them aware. I also believe that if its a chronic issue it needs a different approach....maybe one with no diplomacy and threats to sue for financial compensation if it pays.

It is not an ongoing problem here

[bucket]

I did the best I could.to bad was the response.
Hard to discuss with people who are never wrong.

Yup I was combining one year and the neighbor was harrowing so I stopped and pointed out the 20 feet on the half mile that they laid down with their new sprayer because the boom width changed....he just shrugged his shoulders. ...WAFC....

[Partners]

I did the best I could.to bad was the response.
Hard to discuss with people who are never wrong.

[SASKFARMER3]

Also one little bit of information.

I can't remember a year where someplace on our farm was not effected by a neighbour spraying. It happens and in a year like this, it can happen.

Discuss and work it out.

[SASKFARMER3]

Partners funny you bring this up. I try to be very careful and today got neighbours. Most in our area phone the neighbours and find out varieties etc.

No one goes out of their way to spray a neighbours field.

Remember if you spray the neighbours next year you might not like the results.

Just saying the discussion is best.

Usually its an acre or less.

Again No one intentionally sprays their neighbour.