As the focus will begin to shift from combining, baling and general harvest work through to cultivations and onto the Autumn drilling campaign, Gowan Crop Protection have reinforced the fact that ahead of the season, it is vital to ensure that not only are all relevant members of the team fully trained on applying granular Avadex, but that time needs to be taken to calibrate the applicator and carry out a patternation test. 

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The image (right), shows an OPICO Micro-Pro Applicator being used to apply Avadex, mounted to a 12.3m HE-VA King Roller. With distribution spreader plates set at 75cm spacings, this allows for a double overlap, enabling even distribution across the full working width. 

This Farmers Guide article was originally featured in August 2024.