Give your newly sown pasture or crop a cleaner start

Ensure your pastures are established successfully by controlling existing weeds.

​Glyphosate is the perfect choice for establishing new pastures. The first step is controlling existing weeds. Using a spray-out is a well-established practice, even when cultivation is used during seedbed preparation.

Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used broad-spectrum, non-selective herbicide for the control of grass and broadleaf weeds.

Ravensdown Glyphosate 540, Glyphosate G360 or Glyphosate 680 dry plus Accelerate penetrant is the basis for any good spray-out.

If there are specific weeds you want to counter, we have a range of companion herbicides, listed in the table below.

This table summarises a range of herbicides that can be tank mixed with glyphosate to improve the control of certain weeds that may not be well controlled when glyphosate is applied alone. This also helps reduce the risk of some weeds developing resistance to glyphosate.

Short on time?

We have other companion herbicides that have zero, or very short plant back periods.

Both carfentrazone and oxyfluorfen are excellent options in this scenario. They are useful for improving the control of seedling weeds and certain other weeds like mallow that may not be well controlled by glyphosate alone. These are not as effective on established perennial weeds with larger root systems, such as dandelions or docks.

Have you checked for paddock pests?

Before spraying out, ensure you have checked the paddock for pests. Beware of slugs, especially in direct-drilled situations. Our tips?

Endure® slug bait can be mixed and spread with fertiliser or broadcast alone and is best applied pre-drilling or soon after. Consider adding Toppel® 500 to the spray-out to reduce the risk from pests like Argentine Stem Weevil, springtails and nysius fly.

Always refer to product labels for full details of weeds controlled, recommended application rates, and plant-back periods.

Speak with your agronomist or the Customer Centre on 0800 100 123 for any further advice on what’s best for your farm system so you can have the confidence to maintain your production.

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