These treatments can help you
get a jump on spring.
W
aiting out winter can be tough, especially
when you’ve spent the season evaluating and
planning ways to make the 2012 grazing season
the best one yet. Fortunately, you can temper that
spring fever and better your pastures.
Low-volume basal and cut-stump treatments
with Remedy® Ultra herbicide are excellent and
convenient ways to clear scattered trees and brush
year-round. Both methods provide control of
cottonwood, elm, hedge (Osage orange, bois d’arc),
locust, oak, persimmon, Russian olive, autumn
olive and many other species.
Low-volume basal applications use a high
percentage of herbicide, so each sprayer load goes
further. Generally, the mix ratio is 25 percent
Remedy Ultra plus 75 percent commercial basal oil,
diesel, fuel oil or kerosene (Table 1). Apply enough
spray to wet the lower 15 to 20 inches on all sides of
the trunk — including the root collar area — but not
to the point of runoff. This method can be used any
time of year, except when snow or water prevents
spraying to the ground line. This method is best
used to control woody species with trunks
less than 6 inches in diameter at the base of
the tree.
Individual plant treatments make quick work of scattered brush.
Watch for us on TV this spring.
T
hrough our partnership with the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association, you now
can learn about rangeland and pasture
management from the comfort of your
easy chair.
Dow AgroSciences will air producereducation segments on NCBA’s
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season. The hourlong weekly news
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news, markets, producer education and producer profiles.
Topics covered through the year will vary from pasture
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management and spring weed control options to
application methods and brush control.
Cattlemen to Cattlemen premieres each Tuesday
at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on RFD-TV,
which you can find on DirecTV Channel
379, Dish Network Channel 231 and many
local cable systems. Each week’s program reairs
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. ET and Saturdays
at 9 a.m. ET.
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A ready-to-use,
ready-when-you-are
option.
If the tree trunk is larger than 6 inches, the
cut-stump method is a better control option.
Applying the solution of Remedy Ultra plus
oil to cut stumps prevents resprouting and
kills the stump for good. Simply cut the
brush and spray the sides of the stump and
the outer portion of the cut surface, including
the cambium ring along the inner bark.
As with the low-volume basal method, you
can make this treatment any time of year,
as long as snow or water doesn’t prevent
proper application.
Equipment
Low-volume basal and cut-stump
applications require an oil-based carrier.
Be sure pumps and hoses are resistant to
oil-based carriers. Wands and spray tips also
should be chemical-resistant. Application
should be made with low pressure and with
a solid-cone or flat-fan nozzle. Adjustable
tips give you more control when making
individual plant treatments. A cut-off,
such as a strainer and check-ball valve,
or a low-volume wand can help avoid
wasting product.
So when one of those dead-of-winter
springlike days happens, grab a chain saw and
a sprayer and you have two effective tools for
conveniently cleaning up scattered brush.
Basal treat brush with trunks smaller than
6 inches. Cut down larger trees and spray the
stumps. The same mix of Remedy Ultra plus
oil works great for both treatments.
Low-volume basal — treat the lower 15 to
20 inches of the trunk.
Cut stump — spray the sides and outer portion
of the cut surface of the stump.
Table 1
Low-volume Basal/Cut-stump Mix
(commercial basal oil, diesel fuel or kerosene carrier)
Sprayer Size
25% Remedy® Ultra
75% Oil-based Carrier
1 gallon
1 quart
3 quarts
3 gallons
3 quarts
9 quarts
5 gallons
5 quarts
15 quarts
10 gallons
2.5 gallons
7.5 gallons
If your primary brush targets are
larger, more mature trees that require a
chain saw, consider the convenience of
Tordon® RTU herbicide to prevent
resprouting.
Tordon RTU is a ready-to-use
formulation — no measuring or mixing
required — that effectively kills cut
stumps. Its no-freeze formulation keeps
the product flowing freely, and its blue
dye helps you easily keep track of
treated stumps.
Tordon RTU is not a federally
Restricted Use Pesticide. It is available
in convenient, quart-size squirt bottle
applicators from your local ag chem
dealer and at many farm supply stores.
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State restrictions on the sale and use of Remedy Ultra apply.
Consult the label before purchase or use for full details.
Always read and follow label directions.
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