A better way to spray

摘要

Pesticide labels may define the maximum, safe, per-acre amount for your apple orchard, but they will not tell you how to get the most effective coverage. It may well be that your orchard can do better with 15 to 25 percent less product, according to Jason Deveau, an application technology specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). He is on a mission to get growers to reconsider their pesticide practices.Deveau is behind OMAFRA's free app called OrchardMAX and also co-publishes a website called Sprayersl01.com — both designed to help growers get the most out of pesticide applications.