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Pesticide Application Equipment – BMP’s

Ofelio Borges, WSDA Pesticide Management Division

Washington State

Department of Agriculture

Pesticide Application Equipment - BMP’s

Program goals, design and curriculum development

Training contents

Pilot implementation (Accomplishments)

Program Goals Drift reduction

Pesticide applications in a more effective and efficient way

Introduce new technologies

Program Development

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Highly interactive (hands-on)

Classroom and field activities

English and Spanish

1-day workshop (at a minimum)

Innovative

Curriculum Development

Same location

Same sponsor/partner

Same equipment

Different classrooms

Program Design

Program Design Spanish (Flor Servin, Ofelio Borges)20 participants

English: (Jaime Ramon &Gwen Hoheisel)20 participants

Conociendo su equipo(classroom Field)

Getting to know your equipment

Calibración de su equipo(classroom Field)

Equipment calibration

Configuración del equipo(classroom Field)

Equipment configuration

Technología nueva y factores ambientales(classroom Field)

New technology and environmental factors

Four groups of five people

Work on different activities & orchard scenarios

All were participants

Program Design

Getting to know your Equipment

Getting to Know your Equipment

Equipment Calibration - Tools

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Equipment Calibration – New Tools

Equipment CalibrationWe developed a 6-step program to calibrate• Practiced with different orchard scenarios• Each group worked on a different scenario &

tested them in the field

Equipment Calibration

Equipment Calibration - Tools

Map my RIde

Configuration is the manipulation of application equipment to improve the deposition and coverage reducing product loss and off target drift.

Equipment Configuration

40-60% of your spray is lost to the ground or air.

(Landers 2006)

Gone = $36 of a $60/acre chemical

Factors Affecting Configuration

Canopy shape Planting system (wall, trellis, vase) Shape and height of the tree Air volume in canopy Density of foliage

Fan (direction, speed and volume of air)

Environment or Weather

Configuration Factors

Configuration Factors

Pressure (droplet size)

Nozzles (type, droplet size, orientation)

Type of spray

Environmental Factors & Technology

Wind

Temp inversions

Temp and humidity

Environmental Factors & New Technology

Accomplishments

WSDA & WSU

4 workshops (Granger, Naches, Quincy & Wenatchee)

2 partners (G.S Long & Growers League)

Trained 86 people

Served 42 companies

Accomplishments

Thank you

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