Here are some important points from the supplemental label:

  • For fall-planted alfalfa, including Roundup Ready alfalfa, this product may be applied at 1.25 to 2 quarts per acre up to or at the fourth-trifoliate stage following emergence of the new stand, or following green-up or regrowth the following spring.

  • For spring-planted alfalfa, including Roundup Ready alfalfa, this product may be applied at 1.25 to 2 quarts per acre up to or at the fourth-trifoliate stage following emergence of the new stand.

  • Use rates are specified by soil type in the supplemental label.

  • Allow a minimum of 20 days between an application and subsequent cutting for forage or hay, or before open grazing of forage by livestock.

  • Do not exceed a maximum of 2 quarts (1.5 pounds of active ingredient) per acre of this product as a single application.

  • Do not exceed a total of three applications of this product per alfalfa growing season.

  • Do not exceed a combined total of 4 quarts (3 pounds of active ingredient) per acre per year in newly established stands (seeding year) or in established alfalfa stands (non-seeding year) when making multiple applications of this product or other acetochlor-containing products.

As of early September, the states that have officially accepted the label include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Additional states may be added moving forward.  end mark

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This originally appeared in the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance Sept. 19, 2018, newsletter.