Post on 18-Jan-2016
Precision Spraying
Soil 4213
Dr. Blake
Definition of Spraying
Spray Water or other liquid moving in a mass of
dispersed droplets, as from a wave
Why Spraying takes place Unwanted plants “weeds”
Take the place of tillage Over the top of plants-Roundup ready Hood sprayers
Unwanted insects Grain crops Orchards Vegetables
Fertilizer-liquid Prevention of plant growth
Attrazine Allie
How we Spray
Ground Sprayers Common in production
Agriculture
How we Spray Aerial Spraying
Good for Wet soil conditions Bad for hip pocket
How we Spray Specialty Application
Turf Vegetable, Fruit Spot Spray
GPS
Increase accuracy Lower cost on fuel, chemical, and other Input cost Precision pays
www.deere.com/en_US/ag/servicesupport/ams/amscalculator.html
May not pay for its self but it helps Most GPS Can be use in more than one, so
don’t figure the cost on just one Implement
AIM Command PWM (pulse width modulation) Select and control, All independent
Pressure Rate Speed
Normal system, One is dependent on the other two Pressure+Rate=speed Speed+Rate=pressure Speed+Pressure=Rate
Nozzle, pump and other components may play a roll
Aim Command "On-the-go drift control" by toggling preset pressures
controlled independently of field speed and product rates.
Improved field operations More management control of field operations
Limits off-target application risk Limits opportunities for operator error
More time applying with increased average field speeds and fewer tip changes Gained from improving low speed efficiencies and from
stretching high speed limitations 3 to 24 mph speed range at a constant pressure Greater range of GPA rates from a single tip
www.caseih.com/products/series.aspx?seriesid=2000&navid=105&RL=ENNA
Swath Control Pro
Automatically turns sections of spray boom on/off with the use of bounders and GPS
http://stellarsupport.deere.com/en_US/support/sprayerVideo/
Helps Minimize Overlap or Minimize skips Helps cut on chemical cost, and waste
Put it All Together
Aim Command + Swath Control Plus+ GPS Auto Track = You sitting there, oh and you have to turn, but
there working on that.
Summay
Spraying Why we Spray How we Spray
Ground, Ariel, Specialty GPS, just like every one else has New technology
Aim Commander-Case IH Swath Control Pro- John Deere
Closing
If Just one of you gets something from this, then this was worth my time.
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