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Be mindful of temperature inversions when spraying
Jun 19, 2017, 15:09 PM
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Farmers should be mindful of temperature inversions when spraying crops.
University of Minnesota Extension educator Ryan Miller says the phenomenon typically causes much more damage than wind-aided drift.
“It’s further distances and wider areas that are impacted, it’s not just along the field margin. They tend to be pretty dramatic when you have spray drift injury and off-target movement in an inversion.”
Temperature inversions happen when warm, light air rises into the atmosphere while cool air settles near the ground.
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