Haying and Grazing Herbicide Restrictions for Pasture and CRP

By Leon J. Wrage, SDSU Extension Weed Specialist and Darrell L. Deneke, SDSU Extension IPM Coordinator

Residue tolerances are established for grazing and harvesting hay. The interval between application and harvest may specify lactating dairy or slaughter. In situations where CRP is approved for haying or grazing, the field may have been spot treated for noxious weeds. If the interval is restrictive for hay harvest, it may be possible to omit those patches from the harvest.

Product Grazing Restriction Haying Restriction
Tordon 1 qt/A or more
Lactating dairy - 14 dy
Non-lactating dairy & Beef - none¹
Slaughter interval - 3 dy
1 qt/A or more - 14 days
2,4-D Lactating dairy - 7 dy
Slaughter interval - 3 dy
30 dy
Grazon P + D
(picloram + 2,4-D amine)
Lactating dairy - 14 dy
Other livestock - no restrictions
30 dy
Banvel, Clarity, Sterling
(dicamba)
Lactating dairy:
1 pt/A - 7 dy
1 qt/A - 21 dy
2 qt/A - 40 dy
Non-lactating dairy & Beef - none
Slaughter interval - 30 dy
Lactating dairy:
1 pt/A - 37 dy
1 qt/A - 51 dy
2 qt/A - 70 dy
Stinger
Transline
(clopyralid)
none¹
none
Curtail
(clopyralid + 2,4-D)

Lactating dairy - 14 dy
Non-lactating dairy - none¹
Slaughter interval - 7 dy²

30 dy
Ally/Cimarron
Escort (metsulfuron)
None
>1.66 oz - 3dy
Use not listed
>1.66 oz - 3 dy
Cimarron Max
(metsulfuron-methyl)
Lactating dairy - 7 dy
Slaughter interval - 30 dy
Lactating dairy - 37 dy
Crossbow
(triclopyr + 2,4-D)

Lactating dairy:
<2 gal/A - 14 dy
>2 gal/A - next year
Other livestock:
<2 gal/A - none
2-4 gal/A - 14 dy³
Slaughter interval - 3 dy

Lactating dairy - next yeat
Other livestock:
<2 gal/A - 7dy
>2gal/A - 14 dy
Removal before slaughter - 3 dy

Redeem
(triclopy + clopyralid)
Lactating dairy - 14 dy
Other livestock - no restriction¹
Lactating dairy - do not harvest until next growing season.
Other livestock - 7 dy
Glyphosate Products Slaughter interval - 3 dy
Spot Treatment* - 14 dy
Broadcast treatment - 8 wks
Spot treatment - 14 dy
Broadcast treatment - 8 wks
Plateau
(imazameth)
None Do not harvest for 7 dy
Telar
(chlorosulfuron)
None for <1.3 oz Use not limited
Amber
(Triasulfuron)
None 30 dy
Rave/Fuego
(triasulfuron + dicamba)
Lactating dairy - 7 dy
Slaughter interval - 30 dy
Use not listed

¹Remove livestock to untreated grass pasture for 7 days before transferring livestock to broadleaf or broadleaf-mixed pasture areas. Otherwise urine may contain enough product to cause injury to sensitive broadleaf plants.
²Withdrawal not needed if 2 weeks or more time elapsed since application
³If less than 25% of grazed area is treated, there is no grazing restriction
*Do not treat more than 10% of any given acre at one time with spot or wiper applications. Remove livestock before application.


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