Syngenta hosts training and testing event for aerial applicators.Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, N.C., hosted a training and equipment testing event for aerial applicators in Kern County, Calif., to help promote on-target application of crop protection products. The "Kern County Fly-In" was held at an airfield near Shafter, Calif., in conjunction with the California Agricultural Aircraft An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertiliser (aerial topdressing); in this role they are referred to as "top dressers" or "crop dusters. Association (CAAA CAAA Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 CAAA California Applicants' Attorneys Association CAAA Crane Army Ammunition Activity CAAA California Agricultural Aircraft Association CAAA Clean Air Act Authority CAAA Commuter Airline Association of America ), the Kern County Agricultural Commissioner's Office and Inland Crop Dusters crop duster Usually, an aircraft used for dusting or spraying large acreages with pesticides, though other types of dusters are also employed. Aerial spraying and dusting permit prompt coverage of large areas at the moment when application of pesticide is most effective and . "Our goal was to help aerial applicators make on-target pesticide applications through a combination of aircraft testing and product stewardship Product stewardship is a concept whereby environmental protection centers around the product itself, and everyone involved in the lifespan of the product is called upon to take up responsibility to reduce its environmental impact. education," said Dale Nicol, the local technical marketing representative for Syngenta who coordinated the event. In addition to spray pattern testing, the event offered lectures on tips and techniques for product application and the importance of aircraft maintenance. |
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