grazing after spraying rushes

k mac

How long before i can let cattle in to graze a field after i have sprayed rushes in it

ravima

read the label on the spray. It could be 2 weeks.

F.D

used two types of sprays today and neither had the withdrawl on them, so its not as easy as read the label, cattle had just finished grazing these paddocks so i'm just assuming the spray will be well gone before they come to them again

PANADOL

F.D wrote: »

used two types of sprays today and neither had the withdrawl on them, so its not as easy as read the label, cattle had just finished grazing these paddocks so i'm just assuming the spray will be well gone before they come to them again

people around me spray rushes with cattle in the field they never take cattle out of the field , strange behaviour

nilhg

The biggest danger is probably not from the actual spray but from dying weeds, especially ragwort, it gets sweeter as it dies and stock can eat it. I have personal experience of stock dying after I sprayed a field for a neighbour, he let them back in after a few days and one died, when he went to try to claim off his supplier he was told he should have kept them off for three weeks.

I've often spot sprayed for thistles with the stock still in the field, with no obvious harm.

whelan1

leave for 3 weeks before grazing if any ragworth in it