Packaging for agribusinesses and farmers

Crews take drinking water in jerry cans to haymaking, remote fields, and the jailoo (summer pastures). The cap screws on, the handle is molded in one piece with the body, and the rectangular sides keep the can from rolling around the truck bed. To calculate a crew's water supply, see our water jerry cans page.

Strawberries and raspberries in the Chuy Valley, sea buckthorn at Issyk-Kul, and apricots in Batken are picked into small buckets that a picker holds in one hand. For delivery to the buyer, berries go into 11.5 L buckets with lids. You close them right in the field, so the crop doesn't collect dust from dirt roads in the truck bed.

Premixes and mineral supplements arrive in sacks, but for daily use it's easier to scoop them into an 18 or 21 L bucket with a lid. At feeding time, the bucket works as a consistent measure. The closed lid keeps the rest safe from damp and barn dust. The bail handle with plastic grip won't cut into your palm when you carry buckets around the farm several times a day.

Set aside separate jerry cans and buckets for liquid fertilizers, growth stimulants, and technical fluids. Label them on the flat panel or wall. Never reuse packaging that held fertilizer solution for water, milk, or berries, even after washing. That way, neither you nor your customers will have any questions.