- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: July 26, 2011
The Tehama County Resource Conservation District has purchased a rotary wiper, which it will rent to farmers, ranchers and landowners interested in using this herbicide application technology to control weeds, the RCD announced in a press release.
Sprays and granular applications of herbicides place the chemical near the ground, but the rotary wiper applies an herbicide to weeds that are taller than the desired plants. The equipment allows the operator to set the height of the rotating wiper and brush herbicide onto stems and the underside of leaves, where the herbicide is more readily absorbed.
Last year, UC Cooperative Extension advisors...
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