Entries by Elaine Wymant

Sprayer testing changes from November

Sprayer testing changes from November: As part of the Sustainable Use Directive (SUD), pesticide application equipment (PAE) testing became a legal requirement in 2016. Any machine applying a professional pesticide must be tested by the specified dates and at regular intervals thereafter.   To explain this in a bit more detail, the change affects sprayers […]

AEA formally appoint new president

AEA formally appoint new president: Mr Malin is Managing Director of Etesia UK and has been an active member of the AEA for over 14 years. As President of the AEA Les’ role will be to lead the Board of Directors, while the farm equipment and outdoor power equipment councils and various technical and specialist […]

AEA appoint new President-Elect

AEA appoint new President-Elect: The Agricultural Engineers Association is delighted to announce the appointment of their new President- Elect for 2020-2021, Les Malin. Les is Managing Director of Etesia UK and has been an active member of the AEA for over 14 years. For the first time in their very long history the AEA has […]

Spring spraying tips

Spring spraying tips: With Spring soon upon us, now is the time that equipment is being prepared for the busy period ahead. Along with the usual maintenance and service schedules, you will probably already have in place, I want to focus your mind on sprayers to help ensure they are in top condition before use, […]