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<blockquote data-quote="llamedos" data-source="post: 2566354" data-attributes="member: 162"><p style="text-align: center"><strong>THIS YEARS FINALISTS OF THE 2016 FSOOTY AWARDS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE <a href="http://www.cerealsevent.co.uk/sprays--sprayers" target="_blank">SYNGENTA SPRAYS AND SPRAYERS ARENA</a> ON WEDNESDAY 15TH JUNE AT 12.45PM</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Jonathan Cross</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: John Deere 36m trailed</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>Wantisden Hall Farms, Woodbridge, Suffolk</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342788[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Jonathan is a Spray Operator at Wantisden Hall Farms, Woodbridge covering 1200ha. Jonathan treats a diverse range of crops including vegetables and combinables with a 36m trailed John Deere sprayer. Over his 25 years of spraying experience Mr Cross has seen the introduction of many new rules and regulations, therefore to keep up with this he encourages other operators keep it safe and keep it legal by attending training course such as NRoSO . Further to this Jonathan has engineered his own nozzle cap remover which speeds up the job of removing and changing nozzles on his sprayer. He also carries a pressure gauge which allows him to check that his pressures are correct across all his boom sections, which is critical for ensuring correct application to the high value crops he spray.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Jonathan’s Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342790[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Carry a pressure gauge to check that the operating pressures is consistent and correct across all his boom sections, which is critical for ensuring accurate application, especially to high value vegetable crops.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Martin Daw</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: Bateman RB26 24m</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>A and PS Boole, Thickthorn Farm, Lyneham, Wilts</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342792[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Martin uses a 3000l Bateman RB26 with 24m booms to spray a wide range of combinable crops, maize, and grassland. With 11 years spraying under his belt, Mr Daw continually looks for ways to improve public and crop safety. Due to the diverse range of crop protection products he is applies across many different farms and crops, he has developed a system whereby he records all the products that have been mixed in the tank throughout the day. This ensures that the correct wash out procedures are carried out of subsequent days no matter who the operator is. Due the large proportion of on the road travelling that Martin undertakes, he also carries a Dammit leak sealing putty which can be used to block any leakages or drains in the event of an accident. This idea came from the chemical transport industry. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Martin’s Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342794[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Keep a record in the cab of all the products that have been mixed in the tank throughout the day, which ensures that the correct wash out procedures are carried out on subsequent days, no matter who the operator is.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Steve Fletcher</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: Kellands Agribuggy 2700 24m</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>PSJ Whittal (Whittal Seeds), Clehonger, Herefordshire</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342796[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Steve is the Farm Foreman at Whittal Seeds, Hereford and has been spraying for 25 years. He protects 300ha of seed crops and carries out an additional 300ha of contract spraying with a 24m Kellands Agribuggy 2700. Being in a holiday hotspot, many of the fields Steve operates in have public footpaths crossing them. To ensure members of the public are aware of the spraying operation in progress, Mr Fletcher puts signs out, he also stops spraying as soon as a walker enters the field. Being conscience about the public perception of chemical usage in agriculture, Steve also goes over and reassures them by explaining why and what he is applying products for.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Steve's Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342798[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Carry signs to put out in fields when spraying is in progress. Stop spraying whenever a walker enters the field. Be conscious of the public perception of chemical usage in agriculture. Engage with the public to explain and reassure what is being done, and why.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Jo Marsden</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: Sands Vision 24m</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>JSR Farms, Driffield, East Yorkshire</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342800[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Jo is a Sprayer Operator at JSR Farms, covering 4080ha of cropping including combinables, potatoes, grassland and maize. Miss Marsden has 3 years spraying experience, and works hard to keep abreast of new techniques and technology having recently completed BASIS and been nominated for the Barrie Orme award. She currently operates a 24m Sands Vision, accompanied by her trusty pink flamingo. With such a diverse range of crops on a large scale the need for simple and safe logistics is a must. Jo has a robust stock recording system and has split the store into specific product areas; this ensures that bowser operators which support her sprayer can find what they are looking for efficiently and effectively.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Jo’s Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342802[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Split the chemical store into specific product areas; this ensures that bowser operators, which support her sprayer, can find what they are looking for quickly and efficiently. A rigorous stock recording system, constantly updated on a clear whiteboard, is a must for large scale operation across a diverse range of crops.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Mark Turner</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: Bateman RB35 30m</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>Rise Farms, Hull, East Yorkshire</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342804[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Mark is the Sprayer Operator at Rise Farms, near Hull in East Yorkshire. Mr Turner sprays 900ha of combinable crops and vining peas with a 30m Bateman RB35. 16 years spraying experience has led to a process of continual development of the spraying operation. This includes fitting boom mudguards that prevent nozzles behind the wheels getting blocked and damaged from mud off the wheels. Further to this Mr Turner has a novel use for everyday talcum powder, by powdering his safety gloves before putting them on, it ensure that on their removal, they that don’t turn inside out, reducing the need to touch contaminated parts. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Mark's Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342806[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Put everyday talcum powder into safety gloves before putting them on; it ensures that on removal they that don’t turn inside out, which reduces risk of touching contaminated parts. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Andrew Woolley</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Sprayer: Lemken Sirius 10 24m </strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><strong>Puckshipton Farms Ltd, Devizes, Wilts</strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342808[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Andrew has been spraying for 35 years. His current sprayer is a 24m Lemken Sirius 10 with front and rear tanks carrying a total of 3000l. Always looking for ways to reduce operator exposure, Mr Woolley has come up with a simple yet effective way putting on his safety gloves. By hanging them by the induction hopper with two clips, he can put his gloves on without touching the outside, reducing the likelihood of contamination. Andrew also uses a whiteboard system by his induction hopper. This reminds him of what previously was in the tank, whether he has cleaned it, and as a quick reference listing products he is mixing up into the tank.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Andrew’s Top Tip</strong></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>[ATTACH=full]342810[/ATTACH]</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Fit a whiteboard system by the induction hopper. It instantly reminds what was previously in the tank, whether it has been cleaned, and as a quick reference listing products being mixed into the tank.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="llamedos, post: 2566354, member: 162"] [CENTER][B]THIS YEARS FINALISTS OF THE 2016 FSOOTY AWARDS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE [URL='http://www.cerealsevent.co.uk/sprays--sprayers']SYNGENTA SPRAYS AND SPRAYERS ARENA[/URL] ON WEDNESDAY 15TH JUNE AT 12.45PM[/B] [B] [SIZE=5][B]Jonathan Cross[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Sprayer: John Deere 36m trailed[/B][/SIZE] [B]Wantisden Hall Farms, Woodbridge, Suffolk[/B] [attach=full]342788[/attach] Jonathan is a Spray Operator at Wantisden Hall Farms, Woodbridge covering 1200ha. Jonathan treats a diverse range of crops including vegetables and combinables with a 36m trailed John Deere sprayer. Over his 25 years of spraying experience Mr Cross has seen the introduction of many new rules and regulations, therefore to keep up with this he encourages other operators keep it safe and keep it legal by attending training course such as NRoSO . Further to this Jonathan has engineered his own nozzle cap remover which speeds up the job of removing and changing nozzles on his sprayer. He also carries a pressure gauge which allows him to check that his pressures are correct across all his boom sections, which is critical for ensuring correct application to the high value crops he spray. [SIZE=4][B]Jonathan’s Top Tip[/B][/SIZE] [attach=full]342790[/attach] Carry a pressure gauge to check that the operating pressures is consistent and correct across all his boom sections, which is critical for ensuring accurate application, especially to high value vegetable crops. [SIZE=5][B]Martin Daw[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Sprayer: Bateman RB26 24m[/B][/SIZE] [B]A and PS Boole, Thickthorn Farm, Lyneham, Wilts[/B] [attach=full]342792[/attach] Martin uses a 3000l Bateman RB26 with 24m booms to spray a wide range of combinable crops, maize, and grassland. With 11 years spraying under his belt, Mr Daw continually looks for ways to improve public and crop safety. Due to the diverse range of crop protection products he is applies across many different farms and crops, he has developed a system whereby he records all the products that have been mixed in the tank throughout the day. This ensures that the correct wash out procedures are carried out of subsequent days no matter who the operator is. Due the large proportion of on the road travelling that Martin undertakes, he also carries a Dammit leak sealing putty which can be used to block any leakages or drains in the event of an accident. This idea came from the chemical transport industry. [SIZE=4][B]Martin’s Top Tip[/B][/SIZE] [attach=full]342794[/attach] Keep a record in the cab of all the products that have been mixed in the tank throughout the day, which ensures that the correct wash out procedures are carried out on subsequent days, no matter who the operator is. 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Stop spraying whenever a walker enters the field. Be conscious of the public perception of chemical usage in agriculture. Engage with the public to explain and reassure what is being done, and why. [SIZE=5][B]Jo Marsden[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Sprayer: Sands Vision 24m[/B][/SIZE] [B]JSR Farms, Driffield, East Yorkshire[/B] [attach=full]342800[/attach] Jo is a Sprayer Operator at JSR Farms, covering 4080ha of cropping including combinables, potatoes, grassland and maize. Miss Marsden has 3 years spraying experience, and works hard to keep abreast of new techniques and technology having recently completed BASIS and been nominated for the Barrie Orme award. She currently operates a 24m Sands Vision, accompanied by her trusty pink flamingo. With such a diverse range of crops on a large scale the need for simple and safe logistics is a must. Jo has a robust stock recording system and has split the store into specific product areas; this ensures that bowser operators which support her sprayer can find what they are looking for efficiently and effectively. [SIZE=4][B]Jo’s Top Tip[/B][/SIZE] [attach=full]342802[/attach] Split the chemical store into specific product areas; this ensures that bowser operators, which support her sprayer, can find what they are looking for quickly and efficiently. A rigorous stock recording system, constantly updated on a clear whiteboard, is a must for large scale operation across a diverse range of crops. [SIZE=5][B]Mark Turner[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Sprayer: Bateman RB35 30m[/B][/SIZE] [B]Rise Farms, Hull, East Yorkshire[/B] [attach=full]342804[/attach] Mark is the Sprayer Operator at Rise Farms, near Hull in East Yorkshire. Mr Turner sprays 900ha of combinable crops and vining peas with a 30m Bateman RB35. 16 years spraying experience has led to a process of continual development of the spraying operation. This includes fitting boom mudguards that prevent nozzles behind the wheels getting blocked and damaged from mud off the wheels. Further to this Mr Turner has a novel use for everyday talcum powder, by powdering his safety gloves before putting them on, it ensure that on their removal, they that don’t turn inside out, reducing the need to touch contaminated parts. [SIZE=4][B]Mark's Top Tip[/B][/SIZE] [attach=full]342806[/attach] Put everyday talcum powder into safety gloves before putting them on; it ensures that on removal they that don’t turn inside out, which reduces risk of touching contaminated parts. [SIZE=5][B]Andrew Woolley[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Sprayer: Lemken Sirius 10 24m [/B][/SIZE] [B]Puckshipton Farms Ltd, Devizes, Wilts[/B] [attach=full]342808[/attach] Andrew has been spraying for 35 years. His current sprayer is a 24m Lemken Sirius 10 with front and rear tanks carrying a total of 3000l. Always looking for ways to reduce operator exposure, Mr Woolley has come up with a simple yet effective way putting on his safety gloves. By hanging them by the induction hopper with two clips, he can put his gloves on without touching the outside, reducing the likelihood of contamination. Andrew also uses a whiteboard system by his induction hopper. This reminds him of what previously was in the tank, whether he has cleaned it, and as a quick reference listing products he is mixing up into the tank. [SIZE=4][B]Andrew’s Top Tip[/B][/SIZE] [attach=full]342810[/attach] Fit a whiteboard system by the induction hopper. 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