Episode 29: The Right Tool for the Job with Kurt Becker

Cannabis Cultivation and Science Podcast

Tad Hussey.

Cannabis, Gardening, Natural Sciences, Cultivation, Leisure, Science, Home & Garden, Marijuana, Weed, Growing, Organics, Grow

4.7 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2018

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Learn about the importance of selecting the right equipment for spraying your crop from Kurt Becker, the Executive VP for Commercial Products with Dramm. Kurt is a genius when it comes to spray applications and I was so excited to pick his brain on the subject. We also discussed some of the dangers of using RO water, better options for sanitation and improving water quality for beneficial microbes. If you want to improve the efficacy of your foliar sprays this is "must listen!"

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Cannabis Cautivation and Science Podcast. I'm your host, Tad Hussey of Kiss Organics.
0:20.5	This is the podcast where we discuss
0:22.5	the cutting edge of organic growing from a science-based perspective and drawn top experts
0:27.2	from around the industry to share their wisdom and knowledge. If you're enjoying these podcasts,
0:31.9	please take a moment to subscribe to our newsletter on our homepage at www.kisorgics.com to stay up to date on the latest podcast,
0:42.0	product announcements, and videos. Our guest this week is Kurt Becker. Kurt is the executive
0:47.5	vice president of commercial products for the Dram Corporation. For anyone looking to improve the
0:52.6	efficacy of their spray applications, I highly suggest
0:55.5	checking out this podcast and reaching out to DRAM directly. I got to hear Kurt speak at a
1:00.5	bio-controls conference last year, and he is a genius when it comes to spray applications. For the past
1:06.0	23 years, Kurt has worked with growers to improve their spray and irrigation practices through
1:10.7	improved technology and technique. Dram, now in its 76th year, is the leader in horticultural
1:16.6	technology focusing on watering, chemical application, air movement, and water quality.
1:22.6	Hey, Kurt, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for coming on today.
1:26.3	Thanks, Ted. Appreciate you having me.
1:28.3	Yeah, can we start out giving listeners a little bit of a background into your history and how you came into this role and all this knowledge regarding spray applications?
1:37.3	Well, most of that is on the job. I studied, you know, political science in college. I worked in banking before I
1:44.9	got into the horticultural industry, but I've been doing this for 24 and a half years after a
1:52.8	sales rule took me into the company. And as in those 24 years, you know, I've been very active
1:59.2	in developing a lot of our product line on the spray side as well as what we, you know, I've been very active in developing a lot of our product line on the spray side,
2:02.6	as well as what we, as a lot of our philosophies and working on a lot of the science behind what we do from a spray standpoint.
2:12.6	Over that timeframe, Geram has really focused on, you know, different particle sizes do different
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