Pro Operator
Application advice and information
If you are a registered sprayer operator in the UK, then you will already receive our magazine, Pro Operator, but you might be interested to read some of the new content linked to recent editions of the magazine. In these pages you can follow up from a recently published article and watch the videos based on what you’ve just read in the magazine. PRO OPERATOR CONTENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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Pro Operator is a magazine designed specifically for UK sprayer operators and it offers a wide range of industry news, advice and information, including practical advice, top tips, new product information and member profiles. We promote good stewardship and support sustainable agriculture, with the aim of encouraging best practice in the field.
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App gives advice on applications
A new App is designed to help operators to select the most appropriate techniques for crops, conditions and situations on the go. Developed by Syngenta, Spray Assist links to live local weather data to analyse the factors such as including…
Autumn Avadex application advice
In the battle against blackgrass Avadex is playing an increasingly important role, with analysis of trials showing its inclusion increases the percentage control by 16.8% across a wide range of programmes. “For optimum results, however, Avadex 15G granules must be…
Field specific stewardship advice
An updated online service delivers detailed, field specific stewardship advice on when it’s safe to apply quinmerac and metazachlor. Developed for BASF by Agrimetrics, recently updated software on the wHen2gO tool combines data from, Defra, the Met Office and the…
FSOOTY winner’s quest for knowledge
Matt Fuller soaks up knowledge like a sponge absorbs water. In the four years he has been sprayer operator at Heathcote Farms, Toddington, Bedfordshire, the enthusiastic youngster has achieved his BASIS qualification as well as being crowned 2020 FSOOTY champion.…
Taking care of high value crops
Producing vegetables for the supermarket supply chain, Borders grower Drysdales manages an intensive crop production regime spread over a 60-mile radius, with the help of two 4,000-litre self-propelled sprayers. Geoff Ashcroft went to find out more. https://vimeo.com/492075322 As one of…
Preparation boosts pre-em performance – Part II
In the second exclusive EIO application advice video, Syngenta application specialist Scott Cockburn, explains the best techniques to employ when applying pre-emergence herbicides. https://vimeo.com/294540966 With increased resistance to post emergence herbicides, there’s never been a more important time to ensure…
Continue Reading Preparation boosts pre-em performance – Part II
Fine tuning to help beat blackgrass
Leading spray application specialist, Tom Robinson, combines his own expert advice with guidance from BASF, Bayer, Monsanto and Syngenta to discover how to fine-tune autumn applications to get the best control from their herbicides. Grass weed control in the autumn…
Get the best from autumn applications – Part I
In the first of a series of exclusive EIO application advice videos Syngenta application specialist, Scott Cockburn, explains how to get the most effective weed control when spraying off stale seedbeds prior to drilling. https://vimeo.com/290487759 In the face of increasing…
Continue Reading Get the best from autumn applications – Part I
Knapsack Know-How
Get a handle on knapsacks Just as for larger applicators, when using hand held sprayers, correct applicator selection and maintenance, along with operator training are all crucial to ensure applications are undertaken efficiently and legally. Operator training All operators must…
Top tips to pass NSTS test first time
Pesticide application equipment working on UK farms must now be checked by the National Sprayer Testing Scheme. The good news is nearly half of the sprayers inspected exhibit no faults, but that still leaves the other half requiring repairs before…
Best practice – mixing and filling
The following video is provided thanks to Syngenta. https://vimeo.com/261147184 Do you know? One foil seal contains enough pesticide to raise residue levels above the 0.1ppb standard along 30km of a stream. How to fill a sprayer, safely, efficiently and effectively…
Focus on buffer zones – understanding LERAP
Compiled and checked by experts, this article on buffer zones, provides advice and explanations to help operators protect water, insects and wildlife and keep on the right side of the law. This definitive guide, first printed in Pro Operator, has…
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