Productive pastures do not happen by chance. They are built from the ground up, starting with a thoughtful approach to soil nutrition. When soil health is managed with intention, the result is higher-quality forage, improved livestock performance, and a more resilient grazing system that pays dividends year after year. Read more
BALLAST® HERBICIDE
Ballast herbicide uses two modes of action and long-lasting activity to transform, and maintain, bare-ground environments.
Performance Highlights
- Long lasting control of 174 annual, biennial and perennial weeds, including woody plants and brushÂ
- Two modes of action help manage herbicide resistant speciesÂ
- Successful as a stand-alone product or as a tank mix partner
- Ideal for IVM sites where long-lasting, bare-ground control is required
States registered: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Applicators and other handlers must wear:
- Long-sleeved shirt and long pants
- Chemical-resistant gloves made of any waterproof material
- Shoes and socks
- Cogongrass
- Cheat
- Dogfennel
- Foxtails
- Kochia
- Field bindweed
- Morning glories
- Ragweed
- Plantains
- Johnsongrass
- Waterhemp
- Wild carrot
- Spurges (annual)
- Pigweeds
- Italian ryegrass
- Russian thistle
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- railroads and crossings
- industrial areas
- tank farms
- pipelines
- highway medians
- utility plant sites
- pumping installations
- storage areas
Note: Ballast should not be applied in, or around, sensitive areas where valued vegetation is adjacent to the bare-ground site. Do not apply Ballast within the root-zone of desirable plants and tree species.
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