Re: [apple-crop] Field day in Québec on July 14th.

2011-06-14 Thread David Kollas
Vincent: Ideas for alternative application methods have been going through my mind, off and on, for many years, though I was not aware that sprinklers were being used in northern Italy...or anywhere else. Calibration, uniformity of coverage, avoidance of waste, residual pesticide

Re: [apple-crop] Field day in Québec on July 14th.

2011-06-14 Thread Vincent Philion
Hi! to my knowledge, commercial apple/pear orchards with sprinklers for fungicide application can be found in both Italy and Austria, with some smaller scale systems in other countries. They are officially legal in Austria. No, I won't comment on the Italian legal system. ;-) in your email,