Missouri producer Andrew McCrea treats his pastures like growing crops. Spring is the perfect time to evaluate each pasture and determine what is needed to maximize forage production.
As the newest addition to the Corteva Range & Pasture portfolio, NovaGraz™ herbicide is a groundbreaking weed control solution that enables producers to preserve white clover and annual lespedeza while providing enhanced broadleaf weed control.
“We’ve always been concerned about weed control in the pastures containing annual lespedeza, as we don’t want to use products that might suppress the valuable legumes,” says Andrew McCrea, Missouri producer. “The ability to use NovaGraz just opens the door to grazing more of that lespedeza, and also perhaps interseeding white clover in more places too.”
The McCreas have relied on Range & Pasture products from Corteva Agriscience and its legacy companies for more than 30 years and continue to work with their local Range & Pasture Specialist to fine-tune pasture management strategies.
“We appreciate their robust herbicide portfolio offering,” McCrea says. “We may use four or five different products in one year — it’s always a matter of matching the right product to the right pasture.”
Contact your local herbicide retailer or Corteva Agriscience Range & Pasture Specialist to learn more about pasture management strategies and products available to maximize forage production on your operation.
Under normal field conditions, DuraCor® is nonvolatile. DuraCor has no grazing or haying restrictions for any class of livestock, including lactating dairy cows, horses (including lactating mares) and meat animals prior to slaughter. Label precautions apply to forage treated with DuraCor and to manure and urine from animals that have consumed treated forage. Consult the label for full details. White clover and annual lespedeza exhibit some initial injury (such as lodging and loss of vigor) but recover. DuraCor and NovaGraz™ are not registered for sale or use in all states. UltiGraz℠ with fertilizer is available for use with specific herbicides in the states of AL, AR, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. Always read and follow label directions.
