This year’s Farm Field Day titled “New Fundamentals of Specialty Crop Spraying” will be coordinated and hosted by the Oceana Conservation District and MSU Extension and held at the West Michigan Research Station. This event is targeted for agricultural producers and will cover the basics of sprayer optimization as well showcase the newest, cutting-edge autonomous sprayer technology available today. We will be both indoors and outdoors learning about optimizing sprays using a variety of equipment. We can expect to see demonstrations using fluorescent dye to visually show spray patterns using an airblast sprayer, a high clearance sprayer, an aerial drone, and ground driven drone. There will also be a special demonstration including a Mini GUSS (global unmanned spray system) from John Deere and Gillison’s sonic Spray ultasonic spraying system. Evening Meal included.

Registration is required by August 4 so that we can plan accordingly for food.

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