FSOOTY 2018

[FSOOTY]

After a day's judging going through all the entries for Syngenta's FSOOTY 2018, the following 6 sprayer operators have made it to the final:

Dayle Warren
Robert Holmes @Rob Holmes
Steve May @@11smay
Andrew Woolley @Landy2a
Mark Turner @Mdt
Simon Reading

Good luck to you all and we look forward to meeting the 20 runners-up at Cereals, who are all getting a free ticket to meet up at the Syngenta stand on the first day of the show.

 

[Mdt]

How many entered this year?

 

[franklin]

How many entered this year?

26?

 

[Clive]

How many entered this year?

26?

78, slightly down on last years 92 but way up from the year before which was 51

 

[Mdt]

78, slightly down on last years 92 but way up from the year before which was 51

Thanks.

 

[Clive]

Thanks.

congratulations BTW !!!

 

[Mdt]

congratulations BTW !!!

Thanks!

 

[FSOOTY]

Andrew Woolley is in the final for the third time. He arable manager at Puckshipton Farms, near Devizes in Wiltshire he is spraying with a 24m, Lemken Sirius front- and rear-mounted combination, which provides a total capacity of 3,000 litres.

Spraying for more than 35 years, Andrew is always learning and looking into the latest technology and techniques. Andrew never stops coming up with new ideas (worthy of @Practical Farm Ideas ) to help improve efficacy and efficiency, such as mounting water sensitive paper on fencing stakes to assess how the spray is penetrating the crop. He also now uses two white boards to monitor his spray stock, one in store and a portable one so he can cross products off as they’re used up. This is also kept outside the store, in a safe place in case of emergencies, such as a fire.

@Landy2a