herbicide drift

[M5farm]

We have a 30 acre field we lease out to a local farmer and he has cotton planted this year. This field has always been a problem field for weeds and grass. He sprayed it Tuesday and while I was checking cows yesterday I noticed the he had a good burn off on the weeds, and then I noticed that some of MY grass was turning yellow I snapped a picture just to document it. I tried to call him last night and finally got him this morning. He was very apologetic and willing to do whatever to make it right. I told him we would wait to see exactly how much was killed and how long I would have to keep the cows out of that area. I made sure he understood that the cows had 2 days grazing in these fields and any problems with my animals would be on him.


this is just one spot. I have another field on the east end that has about 900ft x 30ft strip is the same way.

 

[Jogeephus]

You'll be fine. Don't make an issue out of nothing because your cows can just as easy mess up his stuff and he is your neighbor.

 

[M.Magis]

You don't mention what he was spraying with, but you should be fine.

 

[M5farm]

You'll be fine. Don't make an issue out of nothing because your cows can just as easy mess up his stuff and he is your neighbor.

everything is cool he is a friend but his farm operation is around 8 thousand acres a small 30 acre field is a blip on his radar he need to know what his hired help is doing.

 

[M5farm]

You don't mention what he was spraying with, but you should be fine.

liberty and roundup

 

[greybeard]

You don't mention what he was spraying with, but you should be fine.

liberty and roundup

Both non-selective, with Liberty getting anything resistant to glycosphate. IF, this is the type Liberty he was using, Liberty kills or controls the following grasses and weedy grasses:
http://www.agrian.com/pdfs/Liberty_280_SL_Label2.pdf
Alfalfa
Bursagewoolyleaf
Common Milkweed,
Quackgrass*
Jerusalem Artichoke,
Mouse-ear Chickweed,
honeyvine Milkweed,
*perennial Sowthistle,
Bermudagrass
Alsike Clover,
wirestem Muhly,
bull Thistle,
hedge Bindweed,
red Clover,
silverleaf nightshade
Canada thistle
Field Bindweed,
Dandelion
purple Nutsedge,
Timothy
KentuckyBluegrass,
smooth Dock,
yellow Nutsedge,
biennial* Wormwood,
Texas Blueweed,
hemp Dogbane, * .
Orchardgrass
smoothBromegrass,
gray Goldenrod, *
wildPoinsettia,
Burdock
rhizome Johnsongrass,
Pokeweed

(that, didn't copy and paste to well)
Your grass, tho yellow, should come back for the most part.

An interesting note in the Liberty label and directions:
RESTRICTIONS TO THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE ON COTTON
• DO NOT apply Liberty 280 SL Herbicide to cotton in Florida, South of Tampa (Florida Route 60), or in Hawaii,
except for test plots or breeding nurseries.
• DO NOT apply Liberty 280 SL Herbicide within 70 days of harvest

 

[skyhightree1]

M5 I have row crops and spray with that combo and have done that more times than I care to admit on my own pastures as well they are ok and liek grey said the grass will come back and havent lost any cattle yet.

 

[M5farm]

Yea he said it was similar to paraquat or gramoxone with a quick kill. I was a little worried last night before I knew what it was because of how quick it killed everything. He also said they used no drift on everything.