Tom Wolf

A few thoughts on spot sprays, inspired by three days at #Agritechnica #Agritechnica2023

@ZaimUgljic @CropNetwork @WiscWeeds Great video, Zaim! It shows the main principles of targeted spray applications so very well.

The holiday break offers a great opportunity to step back and learn something new. Take a few minutes to watch our new video on targeted herbicide application technologies and learn what drives herbicide savings in the field. @WiscWeeds youtu.be/VHs_Ko5t7ZY

@dougw033 Brunkild tickle

My thoughts on #AGRITECHNICA Tillage is back in a big way, not your dad’s brunkild tickle or high speed discs. But plows , huge ripper shanks, discs, baskets, levelling boards. Touch the ground 4x/pass. Maybe has a fit as herbicide become increasingly less effective

If you're new to spray application or want to brush up on the latest information, consider this one-day hands-on workshop at Olds College on October 24. oldscollege.ca/programs/conti… @OldsCollege

Update: Genetic testing identifies Group 14-resistant kochia at 13 more sites (so far) across the Canadian Prairies and in all three Prairie Provinces. Stay tuned for complete updates this fall/winter…

@TheSalton @rhofford Trials have shown that a drone's swath width is narrower and more variable than advertised. Uniformity of deposit depends on lots of variables: canopy type, flying height & speed, wind direction, droplet size, water volume. But canopy penetration may be a bonus in some cases.

@rhofford What does Tom Wolf think of drone spraying? @nozzle_guy

drone guys be like; if drones dont work then how do u explain this

@ZaimUgljic @WheatPete @WiscWeeds So glad to have been part of this. Great original and important data that you presented to the viewers, Zaim. It will help with better understanding how spot sprays can fit into agronomic systems.

It was a phenomenal experience speaking with @WheatPete, @nozzle_guy and @WiscWeeds about targeted application technologies. We’re looking forward to more insightful discussions in the future! realagriculture.com/2025/07/the-ag…

This field day July 23 in Jasper, ON will be pretty special. Unique combination of learning from experts and also getting some hands-on experience. Registration closes soon.

@thinktankSK Phil, what a pleasure to have been reading your work all these years, and especially to meet you in that fun fall of 2012. Postmedia has made a terrible mistake. I wish you all the best as you find a new path.

@Thostenson @WarAgainstWeeds @NDSUWeeds @lancasarah At least you had lefse.

@nozzle_guy @WarAgainstWeeds @NDSUWeeds @lancasarah We were still living in sod houses only 100 years ago.

Super stoked to get a box of great @WarAgainstWeeds swag today! Thanks @NDSUWeeds and @lancasarah for having me as a guest this winter to talk water quality.

@Thostenson @WarAgainstWeeds @NDSUWeeds @lancasarah It's an ongoing mystery why even North Dakotans don't have a word for toque.

@nozzle_guy @WarAgainstWeeds @NDSUWeeds @lancasarah Will you be wearing the stylish mitten capped version of the hat this winter?

ASA strongly rebukes the Make America Healthy Again Commission report for being brazenly unscientific and damaging to consumer confidence in America’s safe, reliable food system. ow.ly/zaKK50VXYzI #AgPolicy #MAHA #Farmers

Are Your Sprayer Senses Tingling?? Join us July 23 for a MARVELous, action-packed day of sprayer demos, education sessions & a chance to test-drive sprayers in the field! Full info & registration found here: eocac.ca/agspray2025.php Registration is limited, so don't delay!

Anyone running JD See Spray in A+B blanket rating from front nozzles and spot spraying with rear? In chemfallow A set in auto pulse for small grasses in stubble and B spot catching visible weeds. I’m having rate control issues wondering if anyone else has experience @nozzle_guy

Great to be with #GRUpdate in #Perth, #Bendigo, and #Dubbo this week, and looking forward to #Goondiwindi and #Pallamallawa next week. I will share our recent research, but am very keen to learn more about the spot sprayer revolution happening there.

@egreenhough @GRDCSouth It's great here, Earl. Have you been?

@nozzle_guy @GRDCSouth Hey Tom, do the chem handlers swirl in the opposite direction? Enjoy your time in that part of the world!

It's great to be here @GRDCSouth !

@6bushel @KStateWeedSci @NDSUWeeds If you decide to add AMS, I see no reason to not add it to your tender. But it does lower pH a bit so be sure that your products still dissolve properly. Many grp 2 and some grp 14 products don't do well in low pH.

@6bushel @KStateWeedSci Brian, your water is excellent. Even though the hardness is described as "extr. Hard", for ag it is not hard. 20 grains is about 350 ppm, that is just on the edge for the lowest rate of glyphosate. You can likely get away without AMS at all. 1/ @NDSUWeeds

Should I be putting the AMS (or other water conditioners) in my tender tank, instead of sprayer tank, when using a Venturi type system (Quick Draw or ProFill) to mix glyphosate (or other products that need conditioners) into my sprayer tank? @nozzle_guy @KStateWeedSci I’ve been using some liquid ams products that are combined with adjuvants and drift control. I was listening to the @WarAgainstWeeds podcast this morning and it got me wondering how much damage not having AMS in the tender water that moves the herbicides through the mixing system can cause. Thanks