Quality sprouts all the way down
Quality sprouts all the way down
BETTER quality sprouts lower down the stalk and faster spraying are claimed by Huntapac Produce since it switched to a dropleg system last year.
Made by Benest Technologies, the Dropleg Application Distribution system was fitted to Huntapacs 26m Chafer trailed sprayer.
"We were attracted to the Dropleg system because it enables chemical to be placed exactly where it is required – right down to the base of the plant," says Huntapacs Duncan Griffiths. "With conventional spraying techniques only the top third of the plant is protected adequately and anything below that point is at risk."
Although chemical concentrations have not been changed since Huntapac switched to the system, the firm says the Dropleg achieved greater accuracy and allowed volumes to be reduced from 600 litres/ha to 400 litres/ha. *