New Products

Spectrum Unveils WatchDog Portable Wind Sensor

Device captures real-time weather conditions at the field or crop site for avoiding pesticide drift

Spectrum Technologies, Inc. expands its broad product offering with the release of the WatchDog® Portable Wind Sensor. The ultrasonic wind sensor sends wind speed and direction values to any smartphone via Bluetooth.

Custom applicators or growers applying their own pesticides can now capture real-time weather conditions at the field or crop site and include this important information in the spray records.

Wind is one of the most common contributors to pesticide droplet drift. Now there is an affordable solution to measuring and capturing weather data for spray records.

The WatchDog Portable Wind Sensor measures wind speed and direction. Data can be saved on a smartphone and emailed to provide a permanent record of weather conditions. Avoid potential litigation, legal liability, and fines associated with injury to adjacent crops and other non-target areas from pesticide drift. Utilize the WatchDog Portable Wind Sensor to provide the knowledge needed to spray effectively.

Good Stewardship

“With this new wind sensor, pesticide applicators can document weather conditions at the field site in the event of a drift complaint,” says Mike Thurow, president and chief executive officer of Spectrum Technologies. “It’s important to demonstrate good stewardship when applying pesticides.”

Spectrum Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. The company manufactures and distributes affordable, leading-edge, plant-measurement technology to agricultural, horticultural, environmental, and turf markets throughout the world, serving more than 14,000 customers in over 80 countries.

Spectrum Technologies’ brands include WatchDog®, FieldScout®, WaterScout®, DataScout®, LightScout®, TruFirm® and SpecConnect™.

Spectrum has won 25 AE50 Awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, which demonstrates the company’s commitment to innovation and quality.

For more information, call 815-436-4440 or visit www.specmeters.com.

AgBiome Receives EPA Approval for Esendo Fungicide

Product contains proprietary mixtures of synthetic and biological actives for broad control

Esendo™ fungicide is the latest in AgBiome’s lineup of microbialbased solutions and the first of its proprietary Connate™ portfolio to receive approval from the Environmental Protection Agency.

AgBiome, Inc., a leader in developing innovative products from the Earth’s microbial communities, is the developer of both Howler® fungicide and recently EPA-approved Theia® fungicide.

“We are thrilled to introduce Esendo fungicide to the market,” says Adam Burnhams, chief commercial officer at AgBiome. “It is our mission to create environmentally mindful solutions for producers that allow for effective resistance management and promote healthier crops.”

This broad-spectrum fungicide provides powerful systemic and protectant activity, allowing for excellent control and resistance management for key foliar diseases such as rust and alternaria in highvalue fruit, vegetable, and tree nut crops.

Esendo fungicide’s premixed formula combines the synthetic fungicide azoxystrobin with the active biological ingredient in AgBiome’s premier biological product, Howler® fungicide.

BROAD-SPECTRUM CONTROL

Esendo fungicide is the first product in AgBiome’s Connate portfolio which contains proprietary mixtures of synthetic and biological actives, which allow for broad-spectrum control and preservation of key active ingredients. These mixtures increase efficacy as they expand the breadth of disease coverage the products provide.

“As the first of our Connate line, Esendo fungicide is an exciting and important development for the market,” says Gustavo Marcos, senior product manager at AgBiome.

“Not only will it provide significant protection for a variety of crops covering a wide disease range,” he adds, “but it will also optimize the chemical load introduced into the environment and help producers extend the life cycle of important synthetic ingredients.”

State registrations are now pending, with Esendo fungicide’s commercial availability expected in early 2023. For more information, contact AgBiome, POB 14069, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-228-8196, or visit https://www.agbiome.com.