RANGE & PASTURE Southwest Rancher Guide
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Choose the Right Tools.......................................................................................................4-5 Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications...........................................6-10 Control Bahiagrass and Broadleaf with Chaparral™ Herbicide....................................11 Broadleaf Weed Control Using Individual Plant Foliar Applications..........................12 Broadcast Applications on Brush..................................................................................13-15 Broadcast Brush Applications with Spike ® 20P Herbicide.......................................15-16 Mow or Spray Brush.................................................................................................................17 Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates.....................................................................18-21 Individual Plant Basal Bark Applications....................................................................22-23 Individual Plant Whorl Sprays for Yucca and Palmetto..........................................24-25 Soil-Applied Spot Applications with Tordon ® 22K Herbicide........................................26 UltiGraz SM Pasture Weed & Feed...........................................................................................27 LandVisor™ Advanced Brush Management.......................................................................28
This guide is published by Corteva Agriscience™ to provide you with helpful information on managing weeds and brush on grazing lands, grass hayfields and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres.
Common Measurement Conversions
1 gallon (gal)
= 4 quarts (qt)
1 gallon (gal)
= 8 pints (pt)
1 gallon (gal)
= 128 fluid ounces (fluid oz)
1 quart (qt) 1 quart (qt)
= 2 pints (pt)
= 32 fluid ounces (fluid oz) = 36 fluid ounces (fluid oz) = 24 fluid ounces (fluid oz)
2.25 pints (pt)
1.5 pints (pt)
1.25 pints (pt)
= 20 fluid ounces (fluid oz)
1 pint (pt)
= 16 fluid ounces (fluid oz) = 12 fluid ounces (fluid oz)
0.75 pint (pt)
1 pound (lb)
= 16 ounces (oz.)
Choose the Right Tools Herbicide
• Attributes
Featuring the first new active ingredient for pastures and rangeland in nearly 15 years. DuraCor ® herbicide brings livestock producers and land managers the broadest spectrum broadleaf weed control available for their grazing acres — one that’s loaded with benefits. DuraCor is powered by Rinskor ™ active, a reduced risk herbicide that won the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Challenge award. The American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry award, given to companies or institutions that have developed a new process or product that helps protect public health and the environment, is the United States’ most prestigious award program for green chemistry innovations. Common usage rate is 16 fluid ounces per acre. Making pasture improvement easy. GrazonNext ® HL herbicide is the easiest way to get broadleaf weeds out of the way of pasture production. It provides a simple, lasting solution for the toughest pasture and rangeland weeds and clears the way for more forage, meaning greater flexibility in a grazing program and higher per-acre beef production at the lowest cost possible. Specialized broad-spectrum weed, brush and grass management. Chaparral ™ herbicide is the broadest spectrum weed and brush control product available for rangeland and pastures. It is the simple answer for several significant, unique needs, such as reducing the impact of toxic fescue through seedhead suppression and improving hay quality by removing Pensacola bahiagrass from bermudagrass. The standard in pricklypear control. Pricklypear, by nature, is notoriously slow to show symptoms, die and melt away. Faster symptoms with MezaVue ® herbicide deliver a piece-of-mind benefit that the herbicide is working. Faster control means native grasses can respond sooner to get rangeland back into production. The more cactus you control, the more of that area you open to grazing.
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Choose the Right Tools Herbicide
• Attributes
The standard in mesquite control. Sendero ® herbicide is the standard in mesquite control ™ , offering greater than 15 percent better control and more consistency than the old standard. Sendero does not harm grasses and many desirable brush species. Controlling mesquite with Sendero results in increased grass production and improved wildlife habitat.
Premium broadleaf weed control. Surmount ® herbicide provides excellent broad-spectrum broadleaf weed control without 2,4-D. Surmount® herbicide also delivers outstanding pricklypear and cholla cactus control.
Simply the best choice against brush. Remedy ® and Remedy ® Ultra herbicides provide convenient, flexible, long-lasting control of more than 35 brush species. Whether protecting grazing acres from encroaching brush, maintaining valuable fence lines or reclaiming overgrown pastureland, Remedy and Remedy Ultra gets the job done.
Pasture weed and brush control with a single product. PastureGard ® HL herbicide gives ranchers one flexible product that takes out broadleaf weeds and brush. Whether it’s protecting, improving or restoring valuable grazing acres, weed and brush control with PastureGard HL clears the way for more forage, better land utilization and increased property values — all while helping ranchers raise more pounds of beef at the lowest cost possible. General broadleaf control solution. GrazonPD3 ™ herbicide is a new, broad spectrum residual herbicide that controls more than 70 weeds, as well as suppresses select brush species. Containing 2,4-D Choline and Picloram, GrazonPD3 is backed by trusted and proven active ingredients, providing peace of mind.
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | ANNUAL WEEDS Important Notes—Annual and Biennial Weeds Match herbicide rate with the growth stage of weeds and difficulty of control. Within the herbicide’s labeled range, increase the application rate as plants become more mature, when weed foliage is tall or dense or when growing conditions are less than favorable. Use enough spray volume. Recommended spray volume is 10 to 25 gallons per acre for ground broadcasts or 2 to 5 gallons per acre by air. Higher spray volumes in the range generally provide better coverage and better control. Use the recommended rate of an agricultural surfactant, plus a drift control agent where needed. NOTE —The lowest cost feed you can buy is the extra grass you get from spraying weeds. As a rule of thumb, for every pound of weeds you control, you’ll get an extra pound of grass. Annual Weed Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
Use lower rate when weeds are small and actively growing. Increase rate as season progresses and plants become more mature, weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture. Early applications are recommended when weeds are small and actively growing. Increase rate as season progresses and plants become more mature, weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture.
DuraCor ® OR Chaparral ™ OR GrazonNext ® HL DuraCor OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL
12 to 16 fluid oz/A OR 1.5 to 2.0oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A 12 to 16 fluid oz/A OR 2.0oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Bitter Sneezeweed
Broomweed (annual)
Use lower rates early in season, weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture.
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL
Buffalobur
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 1.5 to 2.5oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
DuraCor OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL DuraCor OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL
Use lower rates early in season, weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture.
Buttercup, curly
Use lower rate when weeds are small and actively growing. Increase rate as season progresses and plants become more mature, and weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture.
12 to 16 fluid oz/A OR 2.0oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Cocklebur
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | ANNUAL WEEDS Annual Weed Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
Use lower rate when weeds are small and actively growing. Use higher rate on 10-to-12 inch tall, mature weeds with adequate leaf surface.
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 1.5 to 2oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
DuraCor ® OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL
Croton (woolly)
Winter Annual - Use lower rate in early season up to 3 buttons. Efficacy may decrease after this stage. Increase rate as season progresses until senescence 16 fluid ounces of DuraCor ® herbicide per acre on plants less than 4 inches tall. Taller, more mature plants require 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor herbicide per acre with 1% MSO per volume of water used . Once the plant branches, do not treat. Apply 16 to 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor herbicide per acre when all weeds emerge. Use DuraCor at 20 fluid ounces for mature plants.
DuraCor OR Chaparral ™ OR GrazonNext ® HL
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 1.5 to 2oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Horsemint, beebalm
DuraCor OR Chaparral
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 2.0 to 2.5oz/A
Marshelder, sumpweed
DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Pigweed, spiny amaranth
Apply 16 to 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor ® per acre + 0.5 lb ae per acre, 2,4-D amine or 32 ounces of GrazonNext ® HL per acre.
DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 32oz per acre
Lanceleaf ragweed
DuraCor ® OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL
12 to 16 fluid oz/A OR 2 to 2.5oz/A OR 32oz/A
Ragweed (annual or common)
Use lower rates early in season, weeds 4 to 6 inches, good moisture.
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | ANNUAL WEEDS Annual Weed Spe- cies • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
Apply 16 to 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor ® herbicide per acre (with 1% MSO) or 3 pints of Surmount ® herbicide per acre. Apply when weeds are small and actively growing. Increase the rate as the season progresses and plants become more mature.
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 32oz/A
DuraCor ® OR Surmount ®
Snow-on-the mountain
DuraCor OR Chaparral ™ OR GrazonNext HL DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL OR Surmount ®
16 fluid oz/A OR 1.5 to 2.0oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A 16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 32oz/A OR 24 to 48oz/A
Spray when plants are 8 to 10 inches tall.
Sunflower (annual)
Spray when plants are 2 to 6 inches tall before flowering.
Upright coneflower
Apply GrazonNext ® HL herbicide per acre. Spray prior to bloom in spring when weeds are 4 to 6 inches and there is adequate moisture.
Western bitterweed
GrazonNext HL 32oz/A
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | BIENNIAL WEEDS Biennial Weed Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
DuraCor OR Chaparral OR GrazonNext HL DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL
12 to 16 fluid oz/A OR 2oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A 16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Treat in vegetative state prior to bloom, add 0.5 lb of 2,4-D late season through early flower. Apply during the rosette stage early in the season. Fall to early winter applications can be made to rosettes prior to the first hard frost.
Bull Thistle Musk Thistle Plumeless Thistle
Scotch Thistle
Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | PERENNIAL WEEDS Important Notes—Perennial Weeds Match rate and timing to the targeted perennial weed. Spray timing varies considerably for perennial broadleaf weeds. Within a labeled application rate range, increase the rate as plants become more mature, when weed foliage is tall or dense or when growing conditions are less than favorable. Use enough spray volume. Recommended spray volume is 10 to 25 gallons per acre ground broadcast or 2 to 5 gallons per acre by air. Higher spray volumes in the range generally provide better coverage and better control. Use the recommended rate of an agricultural surfactant, plus a drift control agent where needed. Perennial Weed Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat Antelopehorn Milkweed Surmount ® 48oz/A Apply to vegetative stage prior to bloom.
Chaparral ™ OR Tordon ® 22K OR Surmount
3.3oz/A OR 16oz/A OR 48oz/A
Broom Snakeweed (Perennial Broomweed)
Spray during and after full bloom in fall, with good moisture.
DuraCor ®
16 to 20 fluid oz/A + 16oz 2,4-D Amine OR 32oz/A OR 24 to 48oz/A
Spray when plants begin to flower in the spring.
OR GrazonNext ® HL OR Surmount DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL OR Surmount
Bullnettle
16 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32 oz/A OR 24 to 48 oz/A
Spray during or after full bloom in the summer, with good moisture.
Carolina horsenettle
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Broadcast Applications Herbicide and Timing Recommendations | PERENNIAL WEEDS Perennial Weed Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
16 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
DuraCor ® OR GrazonNext HL
Spray when plants are 4 to 6 inches tall.
Dandelion
GrazonNext HL OR PastureGard ® HL OR Surmount DuraCor OR GrazonNext ® HL
32oz/A OR 16 to 24oz/A OR 24 to 48oz/A
Spray when plants are 8 to 10 inches tall.
Dogfennel
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Horehound
Apply when actively growing.
Begin applications when weeds are a minimum of 10-12 inches tall and actively growing. Continue applications though Fall with good moisture and active growth. The use of higher rates will be needed for late season applications and dense stands. Use a minimum of 10 GPA by ground and 5 GPA by air for best results.
16 to 24oz/A OR 16 to 24oz/A OR 3.3oz/A
PastureGard HL OR Remedy ® OR Chaparral
Sericea lespedeza
DuraCor OR GrazonNext HL
16 to 20 fluid oz/A OR 24 to 32oz/A
Silverleaf nightshade
Spray when plants begin to flower in the spring.
Apply in mid-summer through fall when plants have mature foliage.
Oldmans beard MezaVue ®
32oz per acre/A
Upright Prarie Coneflower
Spray plants when they are 2 to 6 inches tall before bloom.
DuraCor ®
16 to 20 fluid oz/A
DuraCor OR GrazonNext ® HL
16 to 20 fluid ounces/A OR 24 to 32oz per acre/A
Apply when plants are small and actively growing before bloom.
Western Ragweed
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Control Bahiagrass and Broadleaf Weeds with Chaparral™ Herbicide
Notes Bahiagrass may have its place as low input, low yield pasture, but many bermudagrass producers consider it a weed. Bahia reduces forage yields from bermudagrass pastures and hay fields, lowers bale quality and makes hay harder to market. Broadleaf weeds in a bermudagrass have a similar depressing effect on yield, quality and marketability. Two Birds, One Stone You can achieve cleaner bermudagrass season long with one early season application. Chaparral ™ herbicide controls both Pensacola bahia and a wide spectrum of broadleaf weeds. Chaparral is a unique dry formulation intended to be mixed with water. To control Pensacola bahiagrass in established bermudagrass, apply Chaparral at the labeled rate of 2 to 2.5 ounces/A. Spray after greenup in the spring, but before bahiagrass seedhead formation. Spray only when environmental conditions favor grass growth.
No Tank-Mix Partners Do not add 2,4-D to Chaparral in a tank mix or use liquid fertilizer as a carrier unless you’re willing to accept a lower level of bahiagrass control. Chaparral in water with surfactant is the most effective mix on Pensacola bahiagrass.
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Broadleaf Weed Control Using Individual Plant Foliar Applications Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates Herbicide Product Rate Per 100 Gallons of Water
0.5 – .75 Gallons
3.3 – 6.6 Ounces
1 Gallon
1 Gallon
1 Gallon
Notes Weed infestations often get a start in a particular area. It may be from weed seed washed in or emergence from bare soil in high-traffic sites around pens or water. In those situations, a hand-applied foliar application can keep a localized population from seeding an entire pasture. This is especially true for noxious, highly invasive weeds like thistles.
In Pasture Weed Species Controlled
Bitter sneezeweed
Silverleaf nightshade
Western horsenettle
Buffalobur
Marshelder
Thistles
Broom snakeweed (Perennial Broomweed)
Plantain (Talloweed)
Upright coneflower
Western ragweed
Croton
Smartweed
Broomweed (Annual)
Carolina horsenettle
Prairie geradia
Sunflower (Annual)
Western bitterweed
Wild carrot
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Broadcast Applications on Brush
The following table gives you a list of several choices available to control certain species. The cost and degree of control offered by the different tank mixes will vary, so it’s important to talk with your Corteva Agriscience ™ representative before you decide. Notes For brush densities of more than 200-300 plants per acre, broadcast applications usually will be more cost-effective than individual plant treatments.
Important Tips 1. Read and follow all label directions and restrictions. 2. Properly calibrate equipment.
3. Use enough spray volume. Recommended spray volume is 10 to 25 gallons per acre ground broadcast or 4 to 5 gallons per acre by air. Higher spray volumes in the range generally provide better coverage and better control. Use the recommended rate of an agricultural surfactant, plus a drift control agent where needed. 4. Apply herbicides when environmental conditions are as close to optimum as possible. Use the recommended rate of an agricultural surfactant, plus drift control agent where needed. Do not apply with liquid fertilizer. Consult your local Natural Resource Conservation Service office, County Extension Agent or a Corteva Agriscience representative for more details concerning proper timing. 5. For woody species, make sure the target plant has good foliage. Insects, hail, freezing weather or drought may damage plant foliage reducing your degree of control. 6. For Macartney rose, multiple treatments may be needed for control. Broadcast Brush Applications Brush Species • Herbicide • Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
Apply in spring when leaves are fully expanded.
GrazonPD3 ™ OR Surmount ®
80oz/A OR 48oz/A
Baccharis (willow)
16 to 20 fluid oz/A + 16oz/A OR 3.3oz/A OR 32oz/A + 16oz/A
DuraCor + PastureGard ® HL OR Chaparral ™ OR GrazonNext HL + Remedy ®
Apply to mature leaves, after fruit drop.
Blackberry
Apply late summer to fall, with mature leaves.
Blackbrush Chaparral + Tordon 22K
3.3oz/A + 32oz
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Broadcast Brush Applications
• Product Per Acre
Brush Species • Herbicide
• Time to Treat
GrazonNext ® HL + Remedy ®
24 to 32oz/A + 16oz/A
Optimum application time is May to July.
Catclaw acacia
Apply to mature leaves after fruit drop.
Dewberry
Chaparral ™
3.3oz/A
DuraCor ® + Remedy ® OR Surmount ®
16 to 20 fluid oz/A + 16 to 32oz/A OR 64oz/A
Apply in summer when leaves are mature and fully expanded.
Bois d’arc
Apply in spring immediately as leaves mature; add 1 lb/A of 2,4-D if later.
Buckbrush
Chaparral
3.3oz/A
GrazonNext HL + Tordon ® 22K OR Surmount
32oz/A + 32oz/A OR 80oz/A
Chinese tallowtree
Apply in the fall prior to or with less than 10% leaf color change.
Apply anytime with good soil moisture.
Cholla cactus Surmount
64oz/A
DuraCor ® + Remedy OR Surmount
16 to 20 fluid oz/A +16oz OR 80 to 96oz/A
Flameleaf sumac
Apply in late spring when leaves are mature.
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Broadcast Brush Applications
• Product Per Acre • Time to Treat
Brush Species
• Herbicide
28oz/A OR 48 to 64oz/A
Sendero OR Surmount
Apply in spring when leaves are mature.
Honeylocust
34oz/A + 72oz/A + 13oz/A OR 28oz/A + + 32oz/A
GrazonNext HL + Grazon P+D + Tordon 22K OR
Apply in fall with good soil moisture. Apply with a NIS at 0.25%
Huisache
Sendero ® + Tordon 22K
Apply in spring or fall under good growth conditions and undisturbed plants. Apply in late spring or summer when leaves are mature with dark green foliage. Apply in late spring or summer when leaves are mature with dark green foliage. Apply in late summer or early fall. If heavy brush overstory is present, apply late winter/early spring before bud break.
Chaparral + Tordon 22K
3.3oz/A + 32oz/A
Macartney rose
Mesquite (honey)
Sendero
28oz/A
Mesquite (western honey)
Sendero + Remedy
28oz/A + 8oz/A
MezaVue ® OR Surmount
32oz/A OR 64oz/A
Pricklypear
Tasajillo
MezaVue
32oz/A
Apply anytime with good soil moisture.
Broadcast Applications with Spike ® 20P Herbicide
Spike ® 20P herbicide, a pelleted product, controls more than 100 woody species from the roots up, to provide long-term brush control and grass release.
Notes Spike 20P kills shrubs and trees. Do not use near desirable species. Carefully read the label precautions before using. When the treatment site has more than 10% grass cover, apply Spike 20P during the dormant season to avoid grass injury. Grass stands can be reduced by high rates of Spike 20P, although they will recover as brush competition is eliminated.
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Broadcast Applications with Spike ® 20 P Herbicide
Broadcast Application Timing
Plant Species
Recommended Time to Treat
Blackjack and Post Oak, Elm
Dormant Season
Blackbrush, Whitebrush
Dormant Season
Lotebush, Yaupon
Dormant Season
Creosotebrush, Tarbrush
Dormant Season
Sand Shinnery Oak
Dormant Season
Running Liveoak
Dormant Season
Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw Mimosa
Dormant Season
Black Locust
Dormant Season
HERBICIDE RATE
Read the label for recommended rates or contact your Corteva Agriscience ™ representative
Broadcast Equipment Spike ® 20P herbicide pellets may be applied with airplane or helicopter equipment with a positive metering device. You may also apply it with a Solo backpack blower that can cover swaths up to 70 feet. For more details, talk with your Corteva Agriscience representative. You may also use Spike 20P to control individual trees or scattered stands of brush as well. How Spike 20P Works • Pellets adhere to soil and won’t break down under sunlight and heat before water activates them. • Spike 20P is then absorbed by the brush root system and moved up to leaves. • By inhibiting photosynthesis, Spike 20P causes brush to defoliate slowly, turn brown and die, encouraging grasses to grow. • Brush may refoliate and defoliate for up to two years, gradually depleting its food reserves. • Brush is completely dead, roots and all. 16
Mow or Spray Brush
As a rule, mowing brush makes it more difficult to control with foliar herbicides. Mowing tends to increase a plant’s rootstock and decrease foliage. Foliage is the gateway for the herbicide into the plant. With more foliage, more herbicide can be absorbed and translocated to the roots. With less foliage, less herbicide can be absorbed. Because mowing usually creates more rootstock to kill, and a smaller gateway to reach it, you get poorer control after mowing. This is true even when the foliar herbicide is applied several months after mowing, as the table below indicates. If you choose to spray regrowth from brush that’s been mowed or shredded, wait until trees are 3 to 4 feet tall and shrubs or vines are at least 2 feet tall. Notes It’s usually easier to control small, scattered brush than big, dense brush. And individual plant leaf sprays usually are the quickest and cheapest methods of individual plant tre atment.
Effect of Mowing Prior to Spraying with Remedy ® herbicide on Control of Blackberry/Dewberry Complex (Remedy Applied at 32 ounces/A Plus Surfactant)
Number of Months After Mowing That Briars Were Sprayed
Percent Control
Mowing Date
Spraying Date
Not Mowed
August 4
Not Mowed
88
April 3
August 4, following year
17 months after mowing
72
June 27
August 4, following year
13 months after mowing
61
October 16
August 4, following year
9.5 months after mowing
63
February 3
August 4, same year
6 months after mowing
65
March 1
August 4, same year
5 months after mowing
66
April 1
August 4, same year
4 months after mowing
61
May 2
August 4, same year
3 months after mowing
50
June 1
August 4, same year
2 months after mowing
42
July 2
August 4, same year
1 months after mowing
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Source: Dr. Bruce Pinkerton, Clemson University
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Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates
The following table gives you a list of several choices available to control certain species. The cost and degree of control offered by the different tank mixes will vary, so it’s important to talk with your Corteva Agriscience ™ representative before you decide. Notes Do not apply more than 20 fluid ounces of DuraCor ® herbicide, 1.75 pints of Sendero ® herbicide, 4 pints of Remedy ® herbicide, 96 ounces of Surmount ® herbicide, 4 pints of PastureGard ® HL herbicide, 2 pints of GrazonNext® HL herbicide, or 3.3 ounces of Chaparral ™ herbicide per acre per year. Important Tips 1. Observe and follow all label directions and restrictions. 2. Spray foliage until it glistens, but not to the point of runoff. Coverage is critical. For pricklypear, spray both sides of the pad. 3. To improve spray coverage, use 1 to 2 quarts of an approved agricultural surfactant per 100 gallons of spray mix. 4. Apply herbicides when environmental conditions are as close to optimum as possible. Consult your local Natural Resource Conservation Service office, County Extension Agent or Corteva Agriscience representative for more details concerning proper timing. 5. Make sure the target plant has good foliage. Insects, hail, freezing weather or drought may damage plant foliage, reducing your degree of control.
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Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates
Mixing Chart For Individual Plant Foliar Treatments (Examples for Labeled Rate Range of 1 Quart to 1 Gallon/100 Gallons)
Amount of Herbicide Required at Specific Rate
Herbicide Concentration
1/4%
1/2%
3/4%
1%
Total Volume of Spray Mixture
1 Quart/ 100 Gallons
1 Gallon/ 100 Gallons
2 Quarts/Gallons 3 Quarts/Gallons
400 Gallons
1 Gallon
2 Gallons
3 Gallons
4 Gallons
100 Gallons
1 Quart
2 Quarts
3 Quarts
1 Gallon
50 Gallons
16 Ounces
32 Ounces
48 Ounces
64 Ounces
25 Gallons
8 Ounces
8 Ounces
24 Ounces
32 Ounces
14 Gallons
4.5 Ounces
9 Ounces
13.5 Ounces
18 Ounces
10 Gallons
3.2 Ounces
6.4 Ounces
9.6 Ounces
12.8 Ounces
5 Gallons
1.6 Ounces
3.2 Ounces
4.8 Fluid Ounces 6.4 Ounces
3 Gallons
1 Ounce
2 Ounces
3 Ounces
4 Ounces
Source: Dr. Bruce Pinkerton, Clemson University
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Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates
• Product Per 100 Gallons • Time to Treat
Brush Species
• Herbicide
Apply in spring when leaves are fully expanded.
Baccharis (willow) Surmount ®
1 gallon
DuraCor ® + PastureGard ® HL OR Chaparral ™
64 fluid oz/A + 1 gallon OR 6.6oz 64 fluid oz/A + 1 gallon OR 1 gallon
Apply to mature leaves, before flowers or after fruit drop.
Blackberry
DuraCor ® + Remedy ® OR Surmount
Apply in fall, with good moisture conditions.
Bois d’arc
Apply in spring, immediately when leaves mature. Optimum treatment time is April to July.
Buckbrush
Chaparral
6.6oz
Burrobrush
Surmount
2 gallons
GrazonNext ® HL OR Surmount
96oz OR 1 to 2 gallons
Chinese tallowtree
Apply in spring or fall.
Apply in late summer through fall with adequate soil moisture.
Cholla cactus
Surmount
1 gallon
Christ thorn
Remedy
1 gallon
Apply in early summer.
Apply in spring when leaves are fully mature. Optimum treatment time is October to April. Optimum treatment time is October to April. Apply in late spring with mature leaves.
Common persimmon
Surmount
2 gallons
Elm
Surmount ®
2 gallons
Elm (winged or cedar)
Surmount
2 gallons
Flameleaf sumac
Surmount
1 to 2 gallons
Chaparral OR GrazonNext ® HL OR Sendero ® Sendero ® OR GrazonNext HL OR Surmount
6.6oz OR 96oz OR 1 gallon
Apply in spring when leaves are fully mature.
Honeylocust
1 gallon OR 96oz OR 1 to 2 gallons
Apply in fall with good moisture conditions.
Huisache
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Individual Plant Foliar Application Rates
Brush Species
• Herbicide • Product Per 100 Gallons • Time to Treat
Apply spot spray late winter through summer.
Juniper (ashe or redberry)
Surmount
2 gallons
Chaparral ™ OR GrazonNext HL OR Surmount
6.6oz OR 96oz OR 2 gallons
Apply in spring or fall with good moisture conditions, undisturbed.
Macartney rose
Apply in late spring or summer when leaves are mature with dark green foliage.
Mesquite
Sendero
1 gallon
Spray in late spring or fall with mature foliage.
Old Man’s Beard
MezaVue ®
1 gallon
Apply anytime with good moisture and growing conditions.
Pricklypear, Tasajillo MezaVue ®
1 gallon
South Texas Mixed Brush
Sendero + Surmount
1 gallon + 1 gallon
Apply at full leaf.
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Individual Plant Basal Bark Applications Two big advantages of stem sprays: little chance of drift, and effective any time of year. Stem sprays can be done as you have time, throughout the year. That helps you stay ahead of brush encroachment. Use a solution of 25% Remedy ® herbicide in basal oil or diesel fuel. Method 1: Low-Volume Basal Bark Definition: Apply the herbicide solution to the entire circumference of the lower 12 to 15 inches of the target stem. Continue application until the bark is thoroughly wet, but not until the point of runoff. Use: Control woody plants with smooth stems less than 6 inches in diameter. Effective year-round. Method 2: Basal Cut-Stump Definition: Spray the herbicide solution on the freshly cut surfaces of stumps. It’s important to spray the entire exposed stump, particularly the cambium layer next to the bark of the cut surface. Use: Stump treatments help provide control of the tree root system, especially suckering species. This control helps prevent sprouting and troublesome regrowth. You can make stump treatments at any time of the year.
• Treatment Timing Any time — optimum timing for stem sprays is in the growing season when the plant has mature leaves. Spring treatment works best. Brush Species Controlled Bacharras (Willow) Blackbrush Bois D’arc Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Mimosa Chinese Tallowtree Christ Thorn Common Persimmon Elm Elm (Winged or Cedar) Greenbriar Hackberry Honeylocust Huisache Lotebush Mesquite (Honey) Mesquite (Western Honey) Retama Russian Olive Saltcedar Texas Persimmon Willow Yaupon 22
Individual Plant Basal Bark Applications
Mixing Directions for 25% Herbicide Solutions
25% Herbicide Mix
Total Volume (tank size)
Basal Oil or Diesel Fuel
Remedy ®
1 Gallon
1 Quart
3 Quarts
3 Gallons
3 Quarts
9 Quarts
4 Gallons
1 Gallon
3 Gallons
5 Gallons
1.25 Gallons
3.75 Gallons
Stem-Spray (Basal Bark) Application Rates
Treatment
Herbicide Mix
Low-Volume 25% Remedy ® herbicide + 75% basal oil or diesel fuel
Cut-Stump
25% Remedy OR PastureGard ® HL + 75% basal oil or diesel fuel
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Individual Plant Whorl Sprays for Yucca and Palmetto Species • Herbicide • Mix
• Recommended Time to Treat
Growing season. Using an adjustable cone nozzle (x1), spray a 2-second burst into the center of each individual whorl. Each yucca plant may have multiple whorls. Growing season. Using an exact delivery handgun applicator, apply 2 ml. to 4 ml. of undiluted Remedy directly into the center of each plant whorl. Anytime. Spray the center of each individual whorl of leaves to the point of runoff. Complete coverage of leaves is not necessary. The crown of each plant must be thoroughly wet with the herbicide mixture. Anytime. Spray the center of each individual whorl of leaves to the point of runoff. Complete coverage of leaves is not necessary. The crown of each plant must be thoroughly wet with the herbicide mixture.
15% Remedy + 85% basal oil or diesel fuel. See mixing directions on next page.
Yucca
Remedy ® Herbicide
Yucca
Remedy
Undiluted
2% Remedy herbicide in basal oil or diesel fuel. See mixing chart on next page.
Yucca
Remedy
25% Remedy in basal oil or diesel fuel. See mixing directions next page.
Palmetto
Remedy
Mixing Directions For Yucca Spray With 15% Remedy ® Herbicide in Oil 15% Herbicide Mix
Total Volume (tank size)
Remedy
Basal Oil or Diesel Fuel
1 Gallon
19 Fluid Ounces
109 Fluid Ounces
3 Gallons 4 Gallons
58 Fluid Ounces
2.5 Gallons 3.4 Gallons
77 Fluid Ounces
5 Gallons
3 Quarts
4.25 Gallons
Palmetto
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Mixing Directions For Yucca Spray With 2% Remedy ® Herbicide in Oil 2% Herbicide Mix
Total Volume (tank size)
Remedy
Basal Oil or Diesel Fuel
1 Gallon 3 Gallons 4 Gallons 5 Gallons
2.67 Fluid Ounces 8 Fluid Ounces 10.5 Fluid Ounces 13 Fluid Ounces
125 Fluid Ounces
23.5 Pints 31.3 Pints
39 Pints
Yucca
Mixing Directions For Yucca Spray With 25% Remedy ® Herbicide in Oil 25% Herbicide Mix Total Volume (tank size) Remedy
Basal Oil or Diesel Fuel
1 Gallon 3 Gallons 4 Gallons 5 Gallons
1 Quart
3 Quarts 9 Quarts 3 Gallons
3 Quarts 1 Gallon
1.25 Gallons
3.75 Gallons
Honeylocust
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Soil-Applied Spot Applications with Tordon ® 22K Herbicide
For Best Results, Follow These Five Simple Steps: 1. Place the herbicide properly. This is the most important factor in spot application. For eastern red cedar, juniper (ashe or one-seed), common persimmon, honeylocust and bois d’arc: Place Tordon ® 22K directly on the soil beneath the plant — between the trunk and the edge of the dripline. If the plant is growing on a slope, place the herbicide on the tree’s upslope side. Apply the spots of liquid in a ring around the plant. Uniform distribution will help ensure more consistent control. If plant size requires more than a single 4 mL application, space subsequent applications equally around the plant. For juniper (redberry): Apply Tordon 22K to the stem base at or near the dripline. 2. Apply before rainfall and plant growth. Rainfall carries Tordon 22K down to the plant roots. When the plant uses water from the soil, the herbicide moves into the plant with the water. 3. Avoid applying in heavy clay soils. Soil characteristics may affect results. Heavy soils such as clays and clay loams — or soils with very high organic matter — may tie up Tordon 22K, preventing it from reaching the plant. The herbicide won’t be as effective, so you may want to use a different control measure in these cases. 4. Keep away from desirable species. When working in and around areas where damage to desirable species cannot be tolerated, you should choose another method of control. Using a soil-applied herbicide may result in damage or even death to desirable plants because the roots of these plants will pick up the herbicide. Notes Eastern red cedar, juniper (ashe, redberry or one-seed), common persimmon, honeylocust and bois d’arc can be controlled with soil applications of Tordon 22K herbicide. Using a spot gun, you deliver a predetermined dose of undiluted herbicide directly to the soil surface, or for juniper (ashe or redberry), to the stem base at or near the dripline. For videos demonstrating these techniques, please visit our website, RangeAndPasture.com.
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UltiGraz SM Pasture Weed & Feed One Pass, Better Grass SM .
How UltiGraz SM Pasture Weed & Feed Works UltiGraz SM allows you to fertilize your grass not your weeds—Conveniently. Herbicide in a concentrated solution is sprayed on dry fertilizer granules during the blending process. The combined dry fertilizer and herbicide are applied through spreader trucks or fertilizer buggies similarly to how dry fertilizer alone would be applied. From there, rainfall moves the herbicide-fertilizer solution into the soil. Weed control is almost entirely dependent on the soil residual activity of the herbicide and root uptake of the weeds. UltiGraz offers control of select broadleaf pasture weeds. Depending on application timing and weed species, weed control from UltiGraz Pasture Weed & Feed may vary from that of foliar applications.
• Apply through Spreader Trucks or Fertilizer Buggies • Self-Apply on Your Schedule if • Custom Applicationis not Available • Fits Large and Small Operations • Calibration Determined by Fertilizer Application
Benefits • Save Time and Extra Application Cost—It’s One Trip • Fewer Weather Delays • Reduced Risk of Off-Target Movement • No Spray Equipment Needed
This Southwestern Rancher’s Guide to Weed & Brush Management is provided for reference purposes only and is not a substitute for the product label or MSDS. Federal law requires that all pesticide products be used in accordance with the label attached to the product container. The information and any recommendations set forth herein (“Information”) are presented in good faith; however, Corteva Agriscience ™ makes no representations as to the completeness or accuracy thereof. Information is supplied upon the conditions that the person receiving same will make their own determinations as to its suitability for their purposes prior to use and consult with their county Extension agent or a Corteva Agriscience sales representative to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations. In no event will Corteva Agriscience be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon such Information. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR FREEDOM FROM ANY PATENT OWNED BY CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE OR BY OTHERS TO BE INFERRED, OR OF ANY OTHER NATURE ARE MADE HEREUNDER WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION OR THE PRODUCTS TO WHICH THE INFORMATION REFERS. Inasmuch as any assistance furnished by Corteva Agriscience ™ with reference to the proper use and disposal of its products is provided without charge, Corteva Agriscience assumes no obligation or liability, therefore. Not all products are labeled or available in all states or areas. Contact your Corteva Agriscience representative, dealer or applicator for alternative recommendations.
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Advanced Brush Management System
A whole new way to see the potential of your land. You know your land, but you’ve never known it like this. Introducing LandVisor ® advanced brush management.Get a comprehensive view of your land, revealing actionable insights to make the right decisions at the right time.LandVisor combines sophisticated imagery, data, technology and expert guidance to give you confidence in your land management decisions. LandVisor ® advanced brush management isn’t just tech — it’s a total solution. Make informed decisions about land management, including precision control of your mesquite and exactly when to treat problem vegetation. Advanced Data and Image Technology Advanced imagery with GIS technology and field data collection provide detailed information on forage productivityand vegetation, including density of desirable and undesirable plant species. Industry Expertise A Certified LandVisor Consultant partners with a Certified LandVisor Applicator and Corteva Range & Pasture Specialistto ensure proper timing and best-in-class herbicide treatments for your land. Actionable Insights Learn precisely where and when to spray your mesquite to unlock forage productivity and plant diversity on your land, maximizing your return on investment. Request a Demo Interested in learning more about LandVisor advanced brush management? Visit landvisor.corteva.us to request a live demo with a Certified LandVisor Consultant.
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