Sprayer Calibration Made Easy

In this class you will learn how accurate calibration can save you money and protect the environment. Nigel and Richard will be comparing and contrasting calibration methods to discover which is correct for you. They will demonstrate how the collection of data will enable accurate calibration of your applicator and how accurate calibration can encourage better uptake by the plant.

Nigel and Richard are both experienced freelance instructors and assessors for City & Guilds, with Nigel being raised on the family farm and Richard having a successful greenkeeping career, including becoming chairperson of BIGGA in 2002. Both deliver courses on the safe use of pesticides and Nigel has been an auditor of the National Sprayer Testing Scheme for 18 years.

Learning outcomes:

• Correct nozzle selection
• Accurate application
• Compliance with the product information
• Appreciation of different calibration methods
• Cost saving of calibration
• Benefits of avoiding over or under dosing

Presented by:

Nigel Sanderson

Freelance instructor and assessor for City & Guilds Sanderson Training

I have been involved in agriculture for many years on the family farm. Being a freelance instructor and assessor for City and Guilds and Lantra Awards for over 20 years, delivering courses on the Safe Use Pesticides such as Pa1, Pa2 and Pa6. I have been an auditor for the National Sprayer Testing Scheme for 18 years and more recently started running my own training and assessment business in North Shropshire, Sanderson Training.

Richard Barker

Freelance instructor and assessor for City & Guilds Sanderson Training

Richard was a course manager for 15 years in Leicestershire and a past chairman of BIGGA in 2001. Since 2007 he has been assessing and training the safe use of pesticides in hand held and boom sprayer disciplines. From 2019 until 2021 he was the president of the Leicestershire and Rutland Golf Union.