Double-check your rates
with new formulations.
Jon Doran
U.S. Range & Pasture
Product Manager
Dow AgroSciences
Ruminations
Five things to know
in 2012.
You see the same reports I do if you read the
ag press.
You may have noticed: Land values are up in
most of the country. Pasture acres are down
— many converted to grain production. Beef cow
inventories are expected to be lower in 2012, just
partly due to drought. Per-cow returns in 2012
are expected to rival the 2005 record.
Of course, like new car mileage, your results
may vary. Those facts may not help you much.
So, from a forage perspective, let me give you
some things that may help.
• Grass is worth a lot now as a way to put on
pounds of beef.
• It will take management to harvest that value.
• Your herbicide formulation may be stronger
this year so you’ll want to adjust rates
if necessary.
• In the Southwest, you’ll need a drought
recovery plan.
• Not everyone believes farmers and ranchers
are the best stewards of the land. For the
cattle business to survive, we all have to
demonstrate that farmers and ranchers are
the best stewards.
You can read about those things in this issue
of Range & Pasture Steward.
But you may need more. Here are three
ways to access more information: • Call your local Dow AgroSciences sales
representative — the best local expert we can
offer you.
• Go
online to our website, RangeAndPasture.com.
• Sign up for our electronic newsletter at
eStewardNorth.com.
We wish you the best for 2012. With all its
challenges, forage-based agriculture is still a
very exciting place to be.
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On the cover: Chain Ranch, Canton, Okla.
A new label reflects
the new brand name.
Old
New
Idouble-check
f you do your own weed spraying,
your rates against the
label. Some things have changed
this spring.
GrazonNext® HL herbicide and
PastureGard® HL herbicide have
replaced the original formulations of
GrazonNext and PastureGard.
The HL designation denotes highload formulations containing more
active ingredient per gallon than the
original products.
Lower rate, equivalent control
With more active ingredient per
gallon, ranchers and applicators can
reduce application rates of the new
high-load herbicides compared with
the original products. (See conversion
tables.)
“The HL designation means you get
the same great performance in weed
control with less material per acre,” says
Jon Doran, Dow AgroSciences Range &
Pasture product manager.
For ranchers and applicators, HL
means fewer containers to handle and
fewer to dispose of, Doran says.
But you’ll want to adjust rates to
avoid overspending.
Acres, acres, acres
Recognize the concentration of the
herbicide you’re buying and how many
acres it covers. That’s especially true
now when both the original and
Conversion for Equivalent Rates
the new formulations may be
of Active Ingredient
found in the market.
“The higher concentration
GrazonNext® (original)
GrazonNext HL (new)
of the new HL herbicides could
Rate (pts./A)
Rate (pts./A)
cause initial sticker shock,”
1.5 pints
1.2 pints
Doran says, “but figure the
2 pints
1.5 pints
increased number of acres of
2.6 pints
2.1 pints
control, and you’ll see the
outstanding
value.”
Conversion for Equivalent Rates
GrazonNext
HL is available
of Active Ingredient
in 2-gallon jugs, 275-gallon
PastureGard® (original) PastureGard HL (new)
totes, and, for commercial
Rate (pts./A)
Rate (pts./A)
applicators, in bulk. PastureGard HL
is available in 1-gallon and
2 pints
1 pint
2.5-gallon jugs.
3 pints
1.5 pints
Label precautions apply to forage treated with GrazonNext or GrazonNext HL and to manure from animals that have
consumed treated forage within the last three days. Consult the label for full details.
®
Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC
GrazonNext and GrazonNext HL are not registered for sale or use in all states. Contact your state pesticide regulatory
agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state.
Always read and follow label directions.