SumaGreen hopes everyone has had a great Holiday season so far and has a great and exciting 2014.

Are you looking to see what is going to work for you better this year compared to years past?  Want to know why thousands of farmers are changing the way they farm and why so many have found a way to reduce costs while increasing yields year after year?    There is a reason why we have not only University testing but REAL WORLD RESULTS showing how you to can improve your farm's outputs.

 

We would like to remind you of our upcoming training seminars (Other dates to follow):

 

February 1-6th Orlando Florida for the Golf Industry Show Distributing our ReeCourse Golf products.  

*******when you attend booth tell the person you are with SumaGreen to get special pricing.

 

February 4-5, 2014  in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

February 11th-12th in Richey, Montana

February  25th (possibly 26th) in Federalsburg, MD

*** March 1st  in Danbury, Connecticut  for the CT NOFA's 32nd Annual Winter Conference

We will only be having a booth to come talk to us here not a SumaGreen Seminar

Come see our President Steven Elwell and why we have won so many awards from Soybean competition in Illinois to having our Forage SumaGrow technology named the Best Green product in 2011 by Popular Science.  We have also been written up in magazines like Popular Science in 2009, to Forbes, Hemisphere, Prairie Star (as well as ALL Lee Publications) to many local newspapers.  

We will be offering growing tips with the use of SumaGreen along with results from all over the world on corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, cotton, hay, collard greens, etc  with results from area farms that have used SumaGreen in the past years.  All results of Increased Yields, Increased Brix levels, and Reduce production COSTS!  

Please spread the word to your friends and other local farmers, especially those who have yet to attend our seminar as we feel attendance will benefit them and you knowing what we have done in the last several years improving SumaGreen year after year.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to email or contact at Contact@sumaGreen and if you plan on attending please let us know quickly as there will be limited seating for the following dates above.

Simple steps to accurate sprayer calibration

Calibrating sprayers involves selecting the proper nozzles, spraying pressure, and speed of travel. There are several different ways to accurately calibrate a sprayer, but the simplest is the 1/128th acre (340 sq.ft.) method, also called the “baby bottle” method. The spray collected from a single nozzle measured in ounces directly converts to gallons per acre regardless of the number of nozzles on the boom. Because there are 128 ounces in a gallon, the ounces collected from 1/128th of an acre will equal gallons of solution per acre. Remember in most crops One Gallon of SumaGreen Ag with SumaGrow inside will treat one acre of crops mixed with 30 gallons of water.
Follow the 10 easy steps below to avoid needless chemical waste, improper application, and potential turf injury.

1. Fill sprayer with water. Use only clean water to calibrate sprayer.
2. Measure the distance (in inches) between nozzles on the spray boom. Then refer to chart below to obtain test course distance (in feet).
3. To check the uniformity of all nozzles on the boom, collect the spray from each nozzle for the same amount of time (ex. 1 minute). If the flow rate of any spray tip is 10% greater or less than that of the others, replace it. Whatever the type of sprayer tips you use, be sure they are all the same type.
4. Measure the course distance (in feet) according to the chart and flag it for easy visibility.
5. Drive the test course at an acceptable spraying speed with the sprayer on. Make note of the engine RPM’s, and most importantly, record the seconds it takes to travel the measured distance between the two flags. Be sure to take a “running start” to the beginning flag, and drive beyond the ending flag to maintain a uniform speed within the flagged distance.
6. Park the tractor/sprayer, set the brakes, but keep the engine RPM’s at the same setting used to drive the test course and make any final sprayer pressure adjustments (this will vary with the type of spray tips you use and the gallons per minute you wish to spray through them).
7. Using a plastic measuring container that is marked in ounces, collect the water sprayed from one nozzle for the same amount of time it took to drive the test course.
8. The amount of water collected in ounces will equal the gallons applied per acre.
9. Be sure to read all product labels for proper application information, use rates, etc.
10. While making applications maintain continuous engine RPM’s and ground speed used in test run.
Nozzle spacing and distance chart for 1/128th acre.
Nozzle Spacing (in) Distance (ft)
         6                           681
         8                           510
       10                           408
       12                           340
      14                            292
      16                            255
      18                            227
      20                            204
      22                            186
      24                            170
      26                            157
      28                            146
      30                            136

For a backpack or other single nozzle sprayers this same method will still work. Simply determine the width of the spray pattern to get the distance. Or, fill the sprayer completely with water then spray an area equal to 340 sq. ft. (20’ x 17’). The ounces of water required to refill the sprayer will equal gallons per acre.

Credit to Dr. Wayne Wells is an Extension Professor and Turfgrass Specialist at Mississippi State University.