Section 6 Table of Contents

Table 2.6-9

Table 2.6-9. Grazing and haying restrictions for grass forage and pasture herbicides.
Herbicide Type of animal Interval between application and grazing Interval between application and haying Comments
2,4-D amine Lactating dairy 7 days 30 days Remove meat animals from treated area 3 days before slaughter. 2,4-D labels vary. See specific label of product used.
2,4-D LVE Lactating dairy 7 days 30 days Remove meat animals from treated area 3 days before slaughter. 2,4-D labels vary. See specific label of product used.
Cimarron Plus (metsulfuron + chlorsulfuron) All None None Be cautious of crop rotation restrictions. See label for details.
Clarity/Banvel (dicamba) Lactating dairy 7 days if <1 pt
21 days if 1–2 pt
40 days if 2–4 pt
37 days if <1 pt
51 days if 1–2 pt
70 days if 2–4 pt
No waiting period between treatment and grazing for nonlactating animals. Remove meat animals from treated areas 30 days prior to slaughter.
Crossbow (2,4-D + triclopyr) Lactating dairy

Other livestock
Do not graze until next season
None
14 days

14 days
Remove meat animals from treated areas or dried hay 3 days prior to slaughter.
ForeFront (aminopyralid + 2,4-D) All None 7 days Do not transfer grazing animals for 3 days from treated areas to areas with Milestone-sensitive species. Do not spread manure to areas where sensitive-species are or will be grown.
Metsulfuron All None None Do not seed to other crops for 1 or more years. See label for restrictions.
Milestone (aminopyralid) All None None Do not transfer grazing animals for 3 days from treated areas to areas with Milestone-sensitive species. Do not spread manure to areas where sensitive-species are or will be grown.
Overdrive (dicamba + diflufenzopyr) All None None Do not apply more than 8 oz/A per season.
Roundup / glyphosate or Touchdown All Spot—7 days
Renovate—56 days
Spot—7 days
Renovate—56 days
Use as spot treatment. Do not treat more than one-tenth of any acre. Leaves no soil residue.
Spike (tebuthiuron) All <20 lb/A—none
>20 lb/A—one year
One year Leaves soil residue up to 2 years.
Stinger (clopyralid) All None None Do not use hay or straw from treated areas for compost or mulch on susceptible broadleaved crops.