Potato Review

46 POTATO REVIEW MARCH/APRIL 2020 As growers prepare for seed treatment changes, British sprayer manufacturer Team Sprayers Powder Applicator has been providing market leading application for over 20 years. Developed in conjunction with Bayer Crop Science, the Team Powder Applicator (on-Planter) was engineered for the application of powder formulations to tubers whilst planting, for control of black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani) on daughter tubers and some reduction of stem and stolon canker (also Rhizoctonia solani) in potatoes. is simple, yet proven and reliable applicator is ideal for those wishing to maintain the exibility of treating at the planting stage and require the use of a powder formulation such as Emesto Prime DS (Pen ufen) or RhiNo DS (Flutolanil). Team Sprayers Managing Director Danny Hubbard said: “ e NSTS were impressed with the high levels of accuracy this powder applicator delivers and it’s largely down to the fact that we worked so closely with Bayer and Digimon during development. e Digimon control box increases e ciencies through optimising accuracy of applying powder formulations. It gives the operator options to select tuber size and weight, row setting, powder type and calibrates automatically within +/- 5% of the set output, allows output to be adjusted from 0.6kg/tonne upwards and can be tted to all makes of cup or belt planter. Maintaining accuracy is key and we can provide a list of approved Team engineers for calibration”. Tel: 01353 661211 Web: www.team-sprayers.com Reliable Tuber Application with the Team Powder Application system INDUSTRY UPDATES PROMOTIONAL CONTENT Dustcontrol UK has o cially launched its new and upgraded range of powerful Tromb vacuum cleaners which it recommends for removing dust from factory processes. e trio of new additions to the Tromb family include the DC Tromb 400 dust extractor, DCF Tromb pre-separator and the combined DC Tromb Twin dust extractor and pre-separator. e remodeled versions of the Tromb range meet modern safety requirements while o ering ergonomic and modular functions. One of the major updates is that the newDC Tromb Twin model is separable, meaning the dust extractor and pre-separator are easily detached and re-assembled from each other to make transport simple. Other updates to the new range include a simpler lter change system and a motor package that is easier to remove. In addition, improved motors and a sturdier chassis has seen the Tromb family go through a signi cant expansion and upgrade. Managing Director of Dustcontrol UK, James Miller, said: “We’re excited to announce the launch of our new and improved Tromb range. e DC Tromb is our most powerful single-phase dust extractor, being designed to cope with both the demands for a clean and healthy working environment.” Tel: 01327 858001 Email: sales@dustcontrol.co.uk Web: www.dustcontroluk.co.uk Corteva Agriscience will be marketing the renowned post- emergence herbicide Titus in 2020, bringing the product back inside the company that developed it more than 20 years ago. Titus was developed by DuPont – a heritage company of Corteva – in the late 1990s. Containing the active ingredient rimsulfuron, it is now rmly back in the Corteva stable and widely available for use this season through the usual distribution channels. e selective herbicide has been a mainstay of potato growers’ early-season programmes to control a wide range of broadleaf weeds including cleavers, chickweed, redshank, mayweed and oilseed rape volunteers. Titus has also demonstrated excellent activity on some grasses, notably couch. Category Manager for potatoes, Alister McRobbie, said: “ e qualities of Titus are well known to UK and Irish potato growers and agronomists and with fewer options available for weed control, Titus will become an ever-more important tool. It is e ective on a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds and is typically used when small weeds have broken through residual programmes or germinated late. It is suitable for use on all potato varieties except seed crops and is compatible with metribuzin products. It should always be used with an adjuvant.” Web: www.corteva.com Dust extraction specialist launches new range vacuum cleaners for factories Titus back in Corteva’s stable The Team Powder Applicator