KDD - 7/10/2024 07:47

Wow!....

I would have thought that those who claim to be farmers/ranchers, participating on a farmer discussion website, would have had a bit more of a clue about ag operations, and not sound like a bunch of envirowack citiots!

For those that don't know:
This is spray season for fungicides and insecticides on corn and soybeans.
These operations are done all over the country, but especially in the south and the midwest, and they always have to turn over neighboring fields/yards/property.
The timing window is short and critical.
It is frequently done by air because crops are fairly tall by now, and running down tall crops with a ground rig normally does not turn out well.
Airplanes and helos cannot turn on a dime. Even helos need a little space to turn at the ends of a field in order to maintain a good spray pattern.
Spraying an entire field by air happens quite rapidly, so the operation will likely only last a few minutes at the most, until the field is done, or the operator has to return to base to reload. Even on larger fields requiring multiple loads, the whole deal will be over and done in a very short time period, and they will be gone, moving on the to the next location.

Drones are becoming more popular for this job, and would not have to enter neighboring air space, but the primary mode now is still planes and helos.

What ever happened to having a little patience and understanding among our fellow farmers?