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How Much Chemical Do Farmers Actually Spray?

12.30pm - Saturday 9th May 2026 159,210

1,000 gallons in the sprayer. 35 of those are actual chemical.
The other 965 are water. That ratio surprises a lot of people,
so I'll walk through it.

Wet morning, rain coming tonight, and one nozzle body that's
been giving us trouble. Loading the sprayer trailer and running
pre-emerge down the road before the rain hits and activates it.

Chapters:
0:00 Checking if it's too wet to spray
1:40 Drier than expected
2:11 Why we want it sprayed before tonight's rain
2:55 Tire pressure check
3:13 The nozzle that's been giving us trouble
3:57 Figuring out which nozzle body it actually is
4:30 Found the issue
5:38 Fields drying up
6:02 Loading the trailer to run 5 miles south
6:35 What's actually in the tank — 35 gallons of product, 965 of water
7:32 Why a nendor trailer saves so much time
7:54 Back and forth the rest of the day

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