Pastor® Trio is a wider spectrum grassland herbicide giving excellent control of docks, thistles and buttercups. It is very safe to grass.
• They compete with grass for space, light, nutrients and water
• It can be used on newly sown leys, established grassland, grass grown for seed, maize and cereals
• They are unpalatable to stock
• Thistles can lead to a greater incidence of Orf
• Docks in silage can affect fermentation and reduce quality
• Delivers excellent control of broad-leaved dock,curled dock, creeping thistle, spear thistle, chickweed, creeping and meadow buttercups
• Has a short stock withdrawal period of just 7 days
• Does not hold back grass growth after application.
Best practice: application advice
We recommend application with at least 75% drift reducing nozzles (DRN).
DRN is typically an air inclusion nozzle which creates larger droplets that contain small bubbles of air. This coarser droplet enables the spray to travel accurately from nozzle to target. On impact the bubble bursts leaving smaller droplets across the leaf for absorption. This means less drift and more deposit of product on to the target leaf. Travelling speed and water volume will determine the exact type of nozzle to use:
• Make the application in at least 200 litres water/hectare.
• Optimal travelling speed when spraying grassland is typically in the range of 8 to 10kph depending on field conditions.
* Ragworth label guidance
Ragwort plants sprayed with this herbicide are more palatable and contain higher levels of toxins. Animals should be excluded from treated areas until any ragwort has completely recovered or died and there is no visible sign of the dead weed.
Do not include treated ragwort in hay or silage crops.
Talk to Us
If you would like further information on weed control and grassland management or wish to discuss your specific requirements please contact a member of our Technical team.
