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Grazing after spraying rushes

  • 14-07-2011 11:43am
    #1
    k mac
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    How long is it best to leave cattle off a field that has been sprayed with mortone for rushes ?


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  • #2
    bob charles
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    mortone is MCPA 300 g/l. label probably says 2 weeks? reason being MCPA would "sweeten" the grass and the animals would over consume and scour


  • #3
    johngalway
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    k mac wrote: »
    How long is it best to leave cattle off a field that has been sprayed with mortone for rushes ?

    Two weeks, if there are no poisionous weeds in field. Longer if there is presumably but I didn't ask after that. Rang Hygeia about it before.


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