The sprayer and pesticide application twilight will be held at the Wye Research and Education Center on Thursday September 8th from 5 – 7:30pm
Registration: https://go.umd.edu/SprayerTwilight
AGENDA
5:00-5:30PM Light Dinner and Refreshments
5:30-6:00PM Mock Inspection: Passing MDA inspections (mock inspection and tips) – David Parks, Maryland Department of Agriculture
6:00-6:15PM Using drones to spray fungicides – Andy Kness, University of Maryland
6:15-7:00PM Demonstration: Sprayer calibration (boom and backpack) – Kurt Vollmer, Alan Leslie, and John Draper, University of Maryland
7:00-7:30PM Demonstration: Optimizing airblast air, deflectors, and nozzle angle for good coverage – Chris Cochran and Kelly Hamby, University of Maryland
