As colder weather approaches, now is the perfect time to think about winterizing your pump, meter, or Dura system. To help you avoid damage and maintain optimal performance, here are a few essential tips. Remember, the winterization process should be done before freezing conditions set in or after each season of use. Failing to properly winterize your Dura products may void the manufacturer’s Continue Reading about Winterizing Your Dura Products: Essential Tips for Protecting Your Pump, Meter, and System
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Optimizing Agricultural Efficiency with Herbicide Pumps
Herbicide pumps play a crucial role in modern agriculture and how they contribute to efficient and sustainable farming practices. The Importance of Ag Herbicide Pumps Ag herbicide pumps play a vital role in agricultural operations by efficiently delivering herbicides to crops, helping to control weeds and maximize crop yields. These pumps are designed to handle various types of herbicides Continue Reading about Optimizing Agricultural Efficiency with Herbicide Pumps
Planning for the Farm Labor Shortage
Farmers continue to face a farm labor shortage. According to an article at FarmProgress.com, agricultural labor isn’t just about a warm body in a tractor seat. Today’s jobs require hands-on technical skills and knowledge. And that means major time and money is invested in training new hires. “Not everyone grows up like a lot of us in this room today,” Bryant said in regard to living on a Continue Reading about Planning for the Farm Labor Shortage
Chemical Recirculation
In the face of input shortages and rising costs, it's crucial to maximize the effectiveness of your chemicals. Many pesticides, whether they contain multiple active ingredients or just one, often require chemical recirculation. This is especially true for formulations that include atrazine, which mandates recirculation. Pesticide formulations may also contain spray adjuvants or additives that help Continue Reading about Chemical Recirculation
Tackling the Rising Cost of Herbicide
A recent article from AgWeb.com details the ever increasing cost of fighting weeds. According to recent data cited in the piece, over the last decade the cost of herbicide for corn has risen about $15 per acre. The number is closer to $30 per acre for soy beans. Bob Hartzler, retired Extension weed specialist for Iowa State, says, "The cost of controlling weeds is increasing much Continue Reading about Tackling the Rising Cost of Herbicide
Maintenance Program Now Open!
Dura-Products' 2-Year Maintenance Program is Now Open! Now that planting season has wrapped up, summer and fall is the perfect time to get your equipment ready for next season. If you have Dura Products pumps or meters that are less than two years from their manufacture date, be sure to take advantage of our industry leading equipment Maintenance Program. What is the Equipment Maintenance Continue Reading about Maintenance Program Now Open!
Seal Compatibility
How to Choose the Right Seal for Your Herbicide Pump or Flow Meter Confused as to which seal you should consider for your herbicide pump or flow meter to achieve chemical seal compatibility? Dura Products offers 3 unique Seal types for our Dura-Pump™, Dura Auto-Batch™ Easy Caddy System and Dura-Meter™ : EPDM, VITON® & SILICONE. EPDM seals are good in steam applications and offer Continue Reading about Seal Compatibility
How Durable is a Dura-Meter
How Durable is a Dura-Meter™? Have you ever wondered just how durable a Dura-Meter™ actually is? Recently, our repairs department received the meter below and our veteran repairs technician, Chris, made a bet with one of our newer employees, Colin, that the meter would still come on and function. Sure enough, Chris replaced the batteries and it came on and worked! Even the home Continue Reading about How Durable is a Dura-Meter