I screwed up

[ado089]

Don't say anything then try and Bogard his rented land. That's what my neighbor does.

[farming101]

The Tip Wizard calculator that Wilger has is excellent. (If you use Wilger tips)

[URL="http://www.wilger.net/index.php/tip-wizard"]http://www.wilger.net/index.php/tip-wizard[/URL]

However, WIND is the decider every time. Some percentage of every suitable tip is drift prone.
Add volatility into the mix and sometimes its just a no go.

[GOODRUM]

I don't understand..... I thought conquer would smack your canola and not his barley...or am I misreading this?

[riders2010]

ado, no kidding honestly there is a guy here that sprays so stupid only by the smaller farmers and almost every year does damage to them. He keeps asking them to sell or rent him their land.
They keep telling him to f off but I guess maybe he thinks he can get it by killing their crops.

[JDGreen]

Seriously some of you want credits for drifting ?? Ummm no thanks. If you don't have insurance or can't write the check for the damage you shouldn't be in the business. Drifting chemical is like STEALING in my opinion. None of us have any idea what a neighbors financial position is, nor is it our right to assume that a little tit for tat is good enough. In my opinion Klause it goes like this. Step 1.. You know so you better make a call and apologize first
Step 2.. Explain you are man enough to own the damage and FULLY compensate whatever is neccesary
Step 3.. Contact your insurance company and put the wheels in motion if necessary.

Step 4.. Agree between both parties a mutually respected 3rd party agrologist to help assess the damage and its impact

What irks me the most is how when you try to tell a neighbor that they've drifted on to your crops or an inversion has occurred, they feel like it's a personal attack. It is not a personal attack. Accidents and mistakes are made, however manning up and settling up are how good neighbors stay as such.

[fjlip]

Well said JD, all damage to our crops was NEVER acknowledged, and it feels like hell to have to bring it to otherwise good neighbors attention. Always ended that they are ASHAMED and willing to make right, but still the VICTIM should not have to start the conversation. Just call Klause and that will be most important step.

[farming101]

+1 FJ. It's the neighborly thing to do.

[farmaholic]

Deny, deny, deny!!!

[Klause]

Thanks guys. I will find out who farms it (new iron this yr don't know whose). It's less than an ac so I don't need insurance involved but do want to make it right

[poorboy]

I don't spend a lot of time closely looking at my neighbors crops, so if I accidentally had some spray drift on the neighbors, I might not know.

So sometimes it is not that the neighbors are trying to hide the fact as much as they probably don't even know. Not everyone spends all their time looking at their fields and even less looking at the neighbors fields.