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The On Target Application Academy for hands-on sprayer training is being offered throughout the Midwest at no cost to growers and custom applicators. The next training sessions are scheduled Tuesday, July 17, at Iowa State University, and Wednesday, July 18, at Purdue Diagnostic Training Center....More

A new spray nozzle body end cap from Hypro will decrease response times to GPS signals. Hypro’s Express cap enables standard nozzle bodies to more quickly respond to GPS boom shut-off control signals. The quick reaction time is important to prevent spray overlaps on end rows and in boundary areas....More

The new AI3070 spray tip from TeeJet Technologies provides thorough plant coverage with minimal spray drift. The spray tip utilizes a patent-pending design that provides two spray patterns at angles of 30º forward and 70º rearward. The leading pattern provides penetration into the foliage while the trailing pattern provides coverage of the upper crop canopy and grain head. The AI3070 incorporates air induction technology to minimize spray drift, while producing a large percentage of droplets in the medium to coarse category to maximize surface coverage....More

The German company Rauch won a silver medal at Agritechnica 2011 for its new Spread Control system that precisely controls the spreading of fertilizer....More

Case IH launched a new 1,200-gal. sprayer that offers 12% more horsepower than its predecessor. The new Patriot 4430, which replaces model 4420, features a 8.7L Case IH FPT engine rated at 325 hp with power growth up to 356 hp at 2,100 rpm needed to climb hills and navigate wet spots in the field....More

Team FIN member Daryl Bridenbaugh, Pandora, OH, provides this report on crop progress, herbicide application, nitrogen application, and his John Deere 4020...More

AGCO's state-of-the-art training center will help educate and train dealers and employees on the increasingly sophisticated farm equipment that encompasses precision farming, guidance and other new technology....More