Go for it. BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE - Nufarm

Combat spring weeds
while you still can.
One of the most common mistakes farmers make
is spraying too late. Just because you can’t see weeds
in your pasture doesn’t mean they’re not there.
Spring germinating weeds can be present under
the pasture cover as seedlings and smaller plants.
Following grazing, the seedling weeds are exposed to
sunlight and are likely to develop in the pasture to the
point where they will be severely production limiting.
If these weeds are left until they are mature and
flowering, then it’s too late. They will be very difficult,
if not impossible to control.
Nufarm has all the products you need to combat your
spring weeds. Identify young weeds with the help of
this guide, and protect your pasture by spraying
early this Spring.
Go for it.
Baton
Provides effective control of
most common spring germinating
weeds. Non volatile 2,4-D granule
formulation packed in water
soluble bags.
Valdo
Clover friendly and ideal for
adding to Baton for an even wider
weed spectrum including giant
and creeping buttercup.
Bonza
Essential for enhancing wetting,
spreading and uptake when
Valdo is being used.
Nufarm NZ
www.nufarm.co.nz
6 Manu Street, Otahuhu,
PO Box 22-407, Auckland 1640, New Zealand.
Phone 09 270 4157, Fax 09 270 4159
® Baton and Bonza are registered trademarks of Nufarm Australia Ltd.
® Valdo is a registered trademark of Adria New Zealand Ltd.
The following products are registered pursuant to the ACVM Act, 1997:
Baton No. P5070; Valdo 800WG No. P7617.
BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

Know your enemy.
Take ‘em out at the right time.
The productive life of a perennial
pasture is to some extent dependant
on limiting the negative effect
of weeds as early as possible.
Some weeds are linked to animal
health issues and all weeds compete
with productive pasture species for
light, space and soil nutrients.
Canadian Fleabane
Prolific and fast growing,
it prefers light soils and can
withstand dry conditions.
Seedlings can germinate
in both spring and autumn.
Spray at seedling to small
rosette with Baton ® .
Dandelion
Effective control is only
possible during the seedling
stage because the plant
is both deep rooted and
perennial. Once sprayed,
dandelion plants can take
several weeks to die.
Docks
Seedling dock is a common
pasture weed, particularly in
spring-sown pastures. Baton is
the best choice for control, at
the 2–4 leaf seedling size.
Oxeye Daisy
A perennial weed that
becomes more prominent
in the spring. Often found
in open pastures and on
sidelings. Not an easy weed
to control, but where a tank
mix of Baton and Valdo plus
Bonza is used, more consistent
levels of control are achieved.
Storksbill
Becoming more prevalent,
especially in dairy pastures.
Eczema like symptoms in
cattle linked to grazing on
storksbill infested pastures.
Baton provides effective levels
of control up to small rosette
stage, but more mature plants
may only be suppressed.
Pennyroyal
Now prevalent in many areas
and different soil types and
becoming predominant in
run out pastures. Invasive and
highly unpalatable to stock,
but well controlled by Baton.
Best results from applications
made pre flowering.
Willow weed
Mainly found on heavier soil types
and peat land. Invasive weed
capable of smothering productive
species in both established and
spring sown new pasture. Baton is
effective on seedling willow weed.
This weed is often mistaken for
water pepper, which is similar in
appearance, but harder to control.
Weed
Baton
(kg/ha)
Product
Valdo
(g/ha)
Annual Buttercup 1.0 – 1.5 50 Apply before flowering.
Canadian Fleabane 1.5 – 2 Seedlings to small rosettes.
Creeping Buttercup 65 Apply before flowering.
Stage
Cresses 1.5 – 2 50 – 65 Seedlings to small rosettes.* Creeping yellow
cress is best controlled with a Baton, Valdo
and Bonza mix.
Dandelion 1 – 1.5 Seedlings.
1.5 – 2 Small rosettes.
Docks 2 – 2.5 2 – 4 leaf seedlings only.
Giant Buttercup 65 Apply before flowering.
Hedge Mustard 1.5 – 2 30 – 50 Seedlings to small rosettes.*
Nettles 1.5 – 2.5 Seedlings to young plants.
Buttercup
Most common in dairy
pastures, particularly on
less free draining soil types.
Creeping and giant buttercup
can be particularly invasive
and are not easy to control.
Preferred pasture spraying
option is Valdo ® plus Bonza ®
applied preflowering.
Hedge Mustard
Can be a problem in newly
sown or open pastures.
Seedlings form rosettes that
can quickly turn into flowering
stems over a metre high.
Apply Baton at seedling
to rosette stage.
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Oxeye Daisy 1.5 65 Apply to young seedlings. * Supression only.
A Baton, Valdo and Bonza mix will provide
a more consistent level of control.
Pennyroyal 1.5 – 2 Prior to flower stalk development. High rate useful
as a salvage treatment for flowering pennyroyal.
Storksbill
Wild Turnip 1.5
1.5 – 2 Seedlings.
2 – 3 Rosettes.
Seedlings only. Established plants are not
well controlled.
Willow Weed 2 – 3 Up to rosette stage. Note: Willow weed is commonly
mistaken for water pepper. Water pepper has lighter
green leaves and no black markings. Baton will not
control water pepper.
*Will be well controlled by either Baton or Valdo and Bonza application.