How soon to turn out beef cattle after spraying

[txfishing]

Thinking about spraying my pasture with fertilizer and and possibly herbicide. How long do you have to wait before you let the cows on the pasture after spraying fertilizer? Also, how long after herbicide? The herbicide (2-4D) states to wait a few days for dairy cows, but nothing about beef cows.

I don't plan on slaughtering or selling any of them anytime soon so that shouldn't play into it.

I have a Brangus Cow/Calf pair, 1 Red Angus Hiefer, and 1 Limosone cross hiefer due to calf in a few weeks.


Thanks!

 

[Bama]

I've sprayed 2,4-d with them in the pasture. No, problem with beef cattle.

 

[Anonymous]

READ THE LABEL!!

 

[txfishing]

Actually there's no label to read on the Fertilizer. I'm making Manure Tea and was wondering if people wait to release beef cattle after any type of fertilizer.

See Manure Tea post:
http://cattletoday.com/forum/about19285 ... d&start=15

Bama, Thanks for the 2-4D comment. That puts me at ease at least with the herbicide.

 

[Texan]

I'm like Bama on the 2,4-D. I just try not to run into cows with the sprayer.

I've never 'fertilized' with 'manure tea', but I know that my cows don't like to eat up close to cow crap. I think I'd try to apply the 'tea' to a small area and leave them plenty of grazing somewhere else until you see how well they like cowcrap salad dressing.