News & UPComing Events

  • Office closed: December 24-25 for Christmas and January 1 for New Year's Day.
  • Prairie Dog Bait: Kaput available October 1st, find agreement here.
  • Rental equipment: If you need to use a sprayer for a day or two but don't want to buy one, use ours!
  • Spraying: If you would like your property assessed and/or sprayed by GCWP, learn more here and contact us.
  • Past events: Goshen County Ag Expo, calibration workshop, Torrington Farmer's Market, SAREC Field Day, and Waste Collection Day.
See our calendar below and follow us on Facebook to view what we are up to around the county and state!

Rental Equipment

Backpack sprayers

  • These 3 gallon backpack sprayers are perfect for small areas for weeds here and there.
  • $5/day rental fee

ATV Spot Sprayer

  • The spot sprayer has a 15 gallon tank with 15 feet of hose with a lever handgun
  • $10/day rental fee

ATV Boom Sprayer

  • This 20 gallon boomless sprayer has two nozzles with an 80 inch swath width.
  • $15/day rental fee

Resources

There are several outlets to learn more about all the topics covered on this website!

Monthly articles

  • They creep, they crawl, they kill - April 2017
  • Kill weeds and clean dishes with the same product? - March 2017
  • Don't let winter give your pesticides the blues - February 2017
  • Quality does not reign supreme - January 2017
  • An overlooked hit to your bottom line? - November 2016
  • Seed dormancy is more than just overwintering - October 2016
  • Effective weed control in the fall? - September 2016
  • Weed control essential after hail - August 2016
  • Fire: friend or foe? - July 2016
  • High temps result in high variability of herbicide effectiveness - June 2016
  • May showers bring summer mosquitoes! - May 2016
  • Spring management of biennial and perennial noxious weeds - April 2016

Calibration

Incorrect calibration is one of the most common reasons pesticide applications fail. Contact us to discuss how we can offer calibration assistance. In addition, the following resources may be helpful.Once a sprayer is calibrated, it is also critical to determine how much product is needed in the spray tank. Try out some practice problems here.

Herbicide Recommendations

There are HUNDREDS of products available to control weeds and pests and it can be overwhelming to chose the correct one for a particular situation. GCWP can visit with you to determine control methods including herbicide, mechanical, cultural, and others. Or, click here to see some basic herbicide recommendations.