To be sure all spray applicators know the SOS 5 commandments 🖐️ https://t.co/jPU39Po6b1 & so they can access the new WAND inversion towers ℹ️ https://t.co/4CUdZ72myL -Mungindi Cropping Group & SOS Gwydir did a mail box drop of this postcard in the Gwydir & Border Rivers regions📩

Water quality for spray operations can be a deal breaker🫧 Knowing the quality of the water you use in spray applications can significantly improve your spray efficacy - and that is good business 📈   Check out how simple it is to know your water quality💧 https://t.co/fCDDYT099U

Since the rollout of WAND in January, registrations of growers increased by 43% in 1 month with 190 new registrations on 31 January🗓️ Do your bit for your industry & your business - register free for WAND & follow the 5 SOS commandments when you spray🚜 https://t.co/LJM4rsDTM0

This CottonInfo produced harvest preparation & defoliation guide will help you to better understand: 🌾How defoliation & boll opening works 🌾The impact of crop factors on harvest aid performance 🌾Defoliants, boll openers & desiccants modes of action 👉 https://t.co/6RsttdvVLk

Defoliation products CAN drift - so be ahead of the game! Check out some great resources to assist in planning your defoliation operation: 👉 https://t.co/wMx860Q4Es 👉 https://t.co/S3QcjiDt2s 🚜 Register FREE for WAND 👉 https://t.co/LJM4rsDTM0

Let’s keep defoliation on target too!   Cotton defoliation products do have the potential to become a drift risk, so be sure to check out this great fact sheet from Cotton Info 🚜 🌱 https://t.co/7Yy92CApxT

Nozzle selection can have a significant impact on mitigating spray drift reduction, potentially even more so than an adjuvant. It is essential to make informed decisions about your nozzle each time you spray🚜 Explore helpful nozzle selection guides here 👉 https://t.co/RqSudHZ3jZ

Let’s talk about adjuvants! Adjuvants are a critical component of spraying & selecting the best adjuvant for your conditions impacts how fine spray particles are delivered. Hear from Malcolm Sallsbury of @NufarmAustralia discuss adjuvants🌱 https://t.co/FVjSO7NF8G 📸Croplands P/L

80% of growers recently surveyed indicated they would never spray during hazardous inversions🌑But 50% of these respondents said they spray at night when there are almost certainly, hazardous inversion conditions WAND takes the guess work out of spraying https://t.co/QaHKKrewMh

Introducing The Terminator Agronomist. Some say he once ate a wild radish flower on national radio to improve the public image of the weed. Still not sold? Reply to him with a question to get a blunt answer the following month. Sign up & start reading.

“A significant amount of the Queensland cotton cropping belt is today within 40km of a WAND tower, providing critical information for spray hazard identification,” said @GoannaAg CEO Alicia Garden   Register for FREE use of the WAND system & discover it’s on farm benefits today🌱

“A significant amount of the Queensland cotton cropping belt is today within 40km of a WAND tower, providing critical information for spray hazard identification,” said @GoannaAg CEO Alicia Garden   Register for FREE use of the WAND system & discover it’s on farm benefits today🌱

Did you know that using WAND instead of a rule of thumb, actually increases the time you can spray safely ⏰   Find this 24hr Inversion Decision Wheel & more helpful resources to maximise your safety & productivity when you spray via our SOS website 👉 https://t.co/IrBl2i5NYQ

CRDC's #research & #development manager Susan Maas spoke to @ABCRural's Megan Hughes about #spraydrift and @theGRDC, CRDC & @GoannaAg #WAND towers. 🎙️ Today's QLD Country Hour > https://t.co/ez9JdK8kP1 📻 @SusanMaas4 @MeganHughes20 #ausag #agchatoz #ruralreport #stopspraydrift

When it comes to pesticide spraying "the label is the law!" WAND plays a critical role in reducing risks of off-target spraying BUT it is not a "licence to spray." Be sure to also follow the 5 commandments of best practice spraying & spray in accordance with labels🚜

Creating a spray application plan?   The WAND system developed by @theGRDC, @CottonResearch & @GoannaAg provides real time weather data about hazardous temperature inversions   Factor WAND into your plan this year! Register for FREE👉 https://t.co/VP7cgoavMY #StopOffTargetSpraying

The new Imtrade Guerrilla product (Paraquat + Amitrole) getting us out of trouble or further through the season when we are surrounded by cotton on four sides #spraysafe #stopofftargetspraying #imtrade

⛅️We hear not to spray under inversion conditions, but why is this?   @spraydriftgirl shows us a great demonstration of air movement under inversion conditions in this clip 👉 https://t.co/PoSQka3I7w   Find more spray drift resources on our SOS website!   #StopOffTargetSpraying

Stop Off-Target Spraying (SOS) Groups across NSW & QLD aim to educate, inform & enable better pesticide spray practices to ensure #sustainable cropping & safer communities. Check out our website for a range of resources supporting safer spraying techniques https://t.co/nceIDYm68q

“WAND will deliver growers & spray contractors  weather data updated every 10 minutes, identifying hazardous temperature #inversion periods, giving them confidence to proceed with spray operations.” - @theGRDC Chair John Woods   Read more 🌱 https://t.co/e9hnnXbaom #SOS_NSW