Wind Idiots!

Sprayers operating in windy conditions are getting noticed. It's becoming too common this spring when people complain to me every time they see spraying going on at the same time as soil is being blown by the wind.

A couple of farmers have asked for maximum wind speeds for different nozzle designs. This information just doesn't exist. Even if it did and you were operating below that maximum wind speed, if you caused spray to drift you could be charged. Get out of your tractor or sprayer cab and measure the wind speed every time you spray. If my van carrying two canoes is buffeted by a crosswind as I'm heading north on Highway 79 and you are spraying beside the highway - "you need to use better judgment and don't be an idiot".

Five reasons to buy and use a wind meter:

• provides a precise measure of wind speed
• provides a digital readout
• shows conditions fall within label recommendations
• costs less than an hour of a good lawyer's time
• shows due diligence on your part

If you don't have a windmeter, maybe the neighbour could measure it for you and call you on your cell, right after he has spoken with his insurance company.

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