Author: Micron

Fred Milk of FGM Machinery at the Norfolk Show exhibiting WeedWiper.  WeedWiper is a non drip wiper for high value crops and pastures.  For more information please visit the WeedWiper page below.

Following the Hereford & Worcester Group Training Association’s awards evening held at The Courtyard in Hereford on 13th November we are delighted to announce that our own Harry Sheldon has won the Level Two Commerce Apprentice of the Year Award!  We understand that this is the first time the prize has been given to a warehousing apprentice, so we would like to offer double congratulations to Harry on his well deserved award.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
BUSINESS ALLIANCE BETWEEN GOIZPER GROUP & MICRON GROUP

Goizper and Micron are delighted to announce an alliance between these two groups of companies with over 120 years’ experience in the development of spraying equipment.
Goizper Group is a specialist in hand-held and pressure sprayers (offering the well-known Matabi, Osatu, Inter and IK brands).

Micron Group has specialised in low volume application equipment, having invented and developed the use of rotary atomisers for Controlled Droplet Application for portable, vehicle mounted and aerial equipment (under the Micron and Micronair brand names).
Both Goizper and Micron will retain their identity, with no significant change in organisation or commercial policies.

The new alliance offers advanced spraying equipment for agriculture, horticulture, forestry, garden, industrial, migrant pest and public and animal health applications worldwide – from robust sprayers to help millions of smallholder farmers in the developing countries boost crop yields, and protect their health against malaria and other vector borne diseases, to precision farming and aerial spraying systems for large scale agriculture, as well as covering specialised industrial and garden uses.

Both Goizper and Micron are dedicated to providing application equipment that ensures efficient and environmentally responsible spraying – evidenced by their longstanding and worldwide customer bases, including long term supply to aid agencies and governments for public health (e.g. malaria) and migrant pest (e.g. locust) control programmes, and many awards.

The combined range of products and the greater resources of the new alliance will further boost the ability of both companies to build on their past success and further develop application equipment to meet the future needs of growers, users and regulators worldwide for ever greater safety and efficiency in application (with both companies involved in long term R&D programs and development of International Standards). The new alliance, dedicated to progress in technical development of advanced application equipment and with a worldwide capability and reach, is well positioned to help meet future application needs and challenges across the globe.

June 2018
GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF GOIZPER GROUP

Micron Group would like to celebrate 40 years of service by Pat Bickley, who joined the company on 3rd July 1978.

Pat is a key member of Micron’s small finance team and has seen many changes to the business during her time with the company.

The Directors of Micron Group would like to congratulate Pat on this milestone and look forward to the next 40 years!

Micron were announced as the winner of the British Carrot Growers Association 2017 ‘John Birkenshaw Award’ for the most innovative product or service during the technical session at the Onion and Carrot Conference held at the University of Nottingham on 14th November 2017 for the Varidome sprayer.

Micron’s Varidome S3 100HiFlo incorporates patented double-membrane technology that allows farmers to reduce drift, cut costs and improve weed control. The sprayer incorporates a shielded design to minimize spray drift which also means that non-selective products can be used where available. Each shield is mounted on ground following carriages to smoothen the travel and further reduce the drift.

Varidome S3 100HiFlo model represents the culmination of Micron’s innovation and continuous research and development for arable farmers. Specifically aimed at root crops and cereals, the sprayer features a 6 metre hydraulically folding toolbar with ground following carriages fitted with the new innovative Varidome 100HiFlo spray shields which feature a unique patented double membrane skirt around the base. The double membrane has an inner section that prevents spray material coming into contact with the outer section. The shape of the outer section is also tapered each end to push the crop away from the area being treated. These features combined ensure that no spray comes into contact with the outer membrane hence eliminating any risk of chemical transfer into the crop and subsequent crop damage.

To prove their DRT (Drift Reduction Technology) credentials, Micron have conducted extensive wind tunnel testing as a result of which Varidome 100HiFlo shields achieved a 3 star LERAP accreditation – the highest UK rating attainable. Furthermore, the shields actually have the potential to reduce spray drift by over 95%.

As well as its unique shield design, Varidome S3 100HiFlo sprayer incorporates triple shield carriages which allow it to achieve closer shield spacing, making it ideal for work in narrowly planted crops.

Varidome S3 100HiFlo comes with the option of an over-the-row spray line and Micron Dual Spray Tank. The dual spray system means users can simultaneously apply two products – e.g. a non-selective herbicide under the shield and a second product such as selective herbicide, fungicide or insecticide directly over the crop.