Glanbia Boom Sprayer Course?

WexTK

Hi all,

have enrolled on a Glanbia 2-day boom sprayer course this summer.
Any gist of what the two days will comprise of? Areas I should brush up on?
Any advice would be appreciated as I would consider myself very much a novice at boom spraying thus far.

Kind thanks.

farmerjj

Shouldn't think you would need brush up on anything, a two day course should take you through everything you would need to know.

Capercaillie

What's the story with people who spray with knapsack only? How will they inforce it?

_Brian

Capercaillie wrote: »

What's the story with people who spray with knapsack only? How will they inforce it?

Its basically being enforced by the retailers.. They need to record a name and certification number against the purchase of chemicals..

leg wax

just out of it now,dont worry its a load of crap ,treating people like children ,a course that could be done in 1 day,and a exam that you could pass first without any course.

_Brian

leg wax wrote: »

just out of it now,dont worry its a load of crap ,treating people like children ,a course that could be done in 1 day,and a exam that you could pass first without any course.

As expected so.. :rolleyes:

WexTK

leg wax wrote: »

just out of it now,dont worry its a load of crap ,treating people like children ,a course that could be done in 1 day,and a exam that you could pass first without any course.

Can I ask the gist of day 1 and 2?
Any practical side to it? I.e.an actual tractor and sprayer element?

Thanks

lakill Farm

WexTK wrote: »

Can I ask the gist of day 1 and 2?
Any practical side to it? I.e.an actual tractor and sprayer element?

Thanks

any link to glanbia courses? any up Westmeath/meath way

dodo mommy

Hi all
I'm doing the sprayer course today can anyone tell me how much of my day will be wasted doing it?

kevthegaff

leg wax wrote: »

just out of it now,dont worry its a load of crap ,treating people like children ,a course that could be done in 1 day,and a exam that you could pass first without any course.

Did you sign me in?:-D

Dunedin

dodo mommy wrote: »

Hi all
I'm doing the sprayer course today can anyone tell me how much of my day will be wasted doing it?

all of it............

tomieen jones

Dunedin wrote: »

all of it............

And this is only the start! !ifa need to step up now and nip this nonsense in the bud I'm all for training courses but this kind of junior infant ****e is a waste of time and money for the farmer
I see it all the time at work also training how to lift a box ! how to use a pallet truck and last week only had to sign for wearing protective glasses of using a scotch pad for cleaning !!!its all insurance and making work for the biro and clip board brigade! !!by all means health and safety but not treating us like bloody m monkey's

Count Mondego

Finished day 1 of the FRS one today. Much better than I though it would be. I knew nothing about the plethora of record keeping etc and in general found the course beneficial. The instructor was excellent and manages a farm of over 1000 acres so really knew his stuff. 200 quid for a two day course is cheap. Two day course in my other job would be 800 quid.

tomieen jones

Count Mondego wrote: »

Finished day 1 of the FRS one today. Much better than I though it would be. I knew nothing about the plethora of record keeping etc and in general found the course beneficial. The instructor was excellent and manages a farm of over 1000 acres so really knew his stuff. 200 quid for a two day course is cheap. Two day course in my other job would be 800 quid.

Ah good lad

Count Mondego

tomieen jones wrote: »

Ah good lad

I think I know why you're called tomieen....

tomieen jones

Count Mondego wrote: »

Finished day 1 of the FRS one today. Much better than I though it would be. I knew nothing about the plethora of record keeping etc and in general found the course beneficial. The instructor was excellent and manages a farm of over 1000 acres so really knew his stuff. 200 quid for a two day course is cheap. Two day course in my other job would be 800 quid.

will you be issued a certificate on completion of the course?

Farmer

Count Mondego wrote: »

..... 200 quid for a two day course is cheap.......

100 quid for a 1 day course would sound much better, and we'd all learn enough and nobody would be getting ripped off.

Count Mondego

tomieen jones wrote: »

will you be issued a certificate on completion of the course?

You'll get a PU number, which is the identifier needed to apply professional rated sprays.

Count Mondego

Farmer wrote: »

100 quid for a 1 day course would sound much better, and we'd all learn enough and nobody would be getting ripped off.

There's a reason why it's two days, one theory and one practical. Not everyone might be an expert like yourself. Everyone (12) today went in today with the same negative attitude that's on display here in this post, including myself, and by the end of the day they all saw value in the training.

tomieen jones

Count Mondego wrote: »

There's a reason why it's two days, one theory and one practical. Not everyone might be an expert like yourself. Everyone (12) today went in today with the same negative attitude that's on display here in this post, including myself, and by the end of the day they all saw value in the training.

Good lad

dzer2

Count Mondego wrote: »

There's a reason why it's two days, one theory and one practical. Not everyone might be an expert like yourself. Everyone (12) today went in today with the same negative attitude that's on display here in this post, including myself, and by the end of the day they all saw value in the training.

Most lads doing that course are spending huge money on sprays. Everyday is a school day and the day you stop learning is the than that course you die. While there is a lot of merit to the course for a person that never sprayed before the lads that have being spraying for decades will know more will ever teach them. In this day and age even the old lad up the road from me has good records of what he is doing and tho they are not on a fancy computer he can tell you what each cow had in regarding calves and doses.

It is another money making scam