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| Today I sprayed Round Up all about a 3 acre field. I mainly focused on areas where weed invasion was most severe. After giving it some thought, I began to wonder what effect it may have on the livestock that graze the area. Should I prevent them from going into this field for a day or two? Or is it safe to let them go back to the area as soon as it dries.
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| Grrrrr. You should have read the entire label BEFORE you sprayed your field. Truly, if you are not going to read and understand the labels of pesticides, you have no business using them. If you cannot read and understand them, find someone responsible who CAN and will instruct you on the proper and legal use of your pesticides. |
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| The use of RoundUp, or any other glyphosate product, is not acceptable to any organic grower. No responsible organic grower would use that stuff and then come to an oprganic gardening forum to ask whether it is okay to use around anything, much less livestock. My opinion is keep your livestock, and everything else, off that land for about 5 years. |
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- Posted by sandhill_farms 10 NV (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 11:20
| Aside from the fact that I agree with kimmsr and rhizo, Monsanto's Round-up is horrible stuff, I'd have to ask why you didn't plow the weeds under? Certainly (3) acres is enough room to get a tractor in, and if you don't own one rent or borrow one. Greg |
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| The more I think about this posting, the more I think that it might be the work of a troll who knew exactly what buttons to push. |
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- Posted by sandhill_farms 10 NV (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 12:38
| Could be, rhizo we'll see if he or she returns to the thread. Greg |
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| Seeing as how Joe has 8 posts, I doubt he is a troll. I can also understand why this forum doesn't seem to get many people posting. Lloyd |
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- Posted by sandhill_farms 10 NV (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 14:56
| Lloyd wrote: "I can also understand why this forum doesn't seem to get many people posting." Well, Lloyd with all due respect, when someone comes to an "Organic Gardening" forum and openly admits to spraying Monsanto's Round-Up, (a poison), where livestock are grazing, I would think that they should expect some negative comments. While I don't agree that they should be kept away for (5) years, I do not think that I would allow my animals to graze there for some time. I feel that the OP should get the message that it wasn't a good idea to do so and look for alternative methods to rid his/her field of weeds in the future, so their question was answered, wasn't it? Greg |
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| LD50 is a standard measure of chemical toxicity. It is the median lethal dose that will kill 50% of the tested animal population. The animals usually are mice, rats or rabbits. The dose measure is expressed as the mass of substance administered per unit mass of test subject. This is most commonly mg/kg. The lower the dose, the more toxic the substance. Roundup Aspirin So it is obvious that aspirin is more toxic than Roundup. Roundup is a herbicide and there really is no organic herbicide so we can not make a real comparison. But let us just look at a very common organic insecticide. ROTENONE Now why would organic proponents want to use such a toxic natural material when more benign synthetic insecticides are available? As for the cows; after a day, they will be fine. |
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| The issue is that he sprayed first and thought about it later. I am also deeply concerned that, since he did not have the label information about how long to prevent grazing on a sprayed field, he also doesn't know any of the other safety and use directions. The interim between application and grazing depends upon the rate at which the chemical was applied, and the crop it was sprayed on. It can vary from 3 to about 25 days, all which is clearly described ON THE FREAKIN' LABEL! |
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| As you said Greg, with all due respect, certainly, the OP got his negative comments but speculation about his motive for posting when a 15 second search would have revealed previous posts from him seems downright unfriendly. I see other posts from members of this forum discussing GMOs or using chemicals yet no similar speculation or admonishment for betraying the purity of organics. Seems to be a multiple standard. You were wondering why people don't post on this forum on a different thread, I was pointing out a possible explanation. Certainly the claim can be made that I am the pot calling the kettle black, fair enough, but I usually respect a persons opinion and questions until such time as they demonstrate to me they no longer deserve my respect. And BTW, if only organic people are allowed to post here, there ought to be a disclaimer so that none of us unclean people come around. I am more than willing to stay away and let the falsehoods be propogated further if that is in fact the case. Lloyd |
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 17:15
| cowgirl2, a chemical can cause health problems and not have a low LD50. I would be very hesitant to make a statement like "As for the cows; after a day, they will be fine." based only on LD50 values. Do you have any additional scientific data to support your conclusion (a cow is a very significant investment). |
Here is a link that might be useful: scorecard link for glyphosate
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- Posted by greenbrier517 8 (redoaks22@yahoo.com) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 17:32
| There were many concerned answers about the misuse (or in this case just "use") of the herbicide known as Round Up, I took the time to further research this efficient weed killing chemical to find that Glyphosate (the main ingredient) had some damaging effects to the soil. Not many people (including myself) realize that that these Glyphosates stills exist in the soil for an extended amount of time after the initial application. It does so by clinging to the soil particles, causing the newly growing plants to be more susceptible to certain diseases and infections. Its effects can be magnified when rains wash these chemicals into our lakes and streams. Glyphosate has been known to raise the water temperatures and ph levels among bodies of water which can lead to depletion of oxygen. This can lead to death for much of the residing wildlife in the ecosystem. I also found that Round Ups persistence is soils is not definite but has been recorded in soils as long as a year. I believe the livestock should be able to go back to grazing tomorrow and decided to take extra precautions today by putting up temporary fencing around areas receiving most of the treatment. After reading a handful of answers posted, it prompted me to verify that my question was as how I intended it to be. I couldn’t understand how I flustered so many people… and then I saw the forum category. "ORGANIC GARDENING" At that point, it all made sense to me. I thought I had cut someone’s arm off with the responses I received. (LOL) However, I do appreciate y’all standing up for what you believe. (And you did) It has given me a new found respect for what come out of organic methods. It is something we must all embrace or we may be the very reason for our extinction. And to think that Glyphosates are the most widely used herbicide in the world! I wish for one moment our higher authorities would look overlook their large income they continue to rake in and realize we are cutting our own throat. Changes must be made to ensure Nature’s remarkable features are here for generations to come. I’ll try to be more wary of the category I post my questions in next time! (Laughing) Now I have an appropriate question. What would y’all suggest I do about future weed problems? Thanks for all answers, Joe |
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- Posted by sandhill_farms 10 NV (My Page) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 18:20
| greenbriar - Thank you for getting back and responding. I don't think that anyone thought you were trying to cut their arm off. As you alluded to, they were/are standing by what they believe in. I also don't think that you have to be wary of what you post here either. Just be prepared to read about how people feel about the subject. As far as future weed problems: I would get a plow on a tractor and plow them under "Before They Go To Seed." The organic material will be good for the soil, and eventually you'll get a handle on them. Thanks again for coming back with your thoughts. Greg |
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| Well Joe; glad you are ok with it, my self I find the reaction to your post be very offensive in nature. I am not organic and right now I am very happy I am not! Not use the land for 5 years, give me a break and from a long term member, and to attack you personalty. Well that's enough of that. I also hate cides but do not fear them! Curt |
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| You know, Greenbriar...I don't care one bit what forum you posted in. I've helped many people with chemical questions in this forum. What bothered me, as I said earlier, was that you didn't seem to have a rudimentary understanding of the label instructions. Spraying first and thinking later is just a good thing! It scares the daylights outta me. But, I'll bet that next time you'll think before you spray. At least, I hope so. ANY time that you're not real sure about application rates or when or how to use a chemical that you've purchased, I invite you to email me personally and if I can help, I will absolutely do so. I mean that, and I hope you take me up on it. It would be my pleasure to help. |
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Tue, Aug 24, 10 at 23:58
| I feel that U.S. label precautions of many agricultural chemicals are often in the catagory of probably "necessary" but also possibly "not sufficient" as it takes time for new research to be translated into EPA label requirement "action". |
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| Joe a conventional method is to mow with a brush hog I assume your talking thistles and such that your cows don't eat well they probably won't eat it now either so it shouldn't be to much of a problem if you have sprayed the whole three acres there is not going to be much to eat at all for a few months there are defiantly better sprays than roundup for pasture use ask at the local mill for the best info You could consider a goat to eat the weeds also I would be quite hesitant to take advise form somebody who insults you and then refers to roundup as a pesticide |
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- Posted by borderbarb San Diego county (My Page) on Sat, Aug 28, 10 at 17:02
| Just a few points to the OP. In your 8/23 post you say that "Today I sprayed Round Up all about a 3 acre field" . & "After giving it some thought, I began to wonder what effect it may have on the livestock that graze the area. Should I prevent them from going into this field for a day or two? Or is it safe to let them go back to the area as soon as it dries. " Several of the responses chided you for spraying first and asking later, which they characterized as ‘misuse‘. But in your 8/24 post, you characterize your uninformed spraying as ‘use’ rather than ‘misuse’ and then stated "I took the time to further research this efficient weed killing chemical …." Followed by a long anti-RoundUp screed. Which does make me wonder if your OP wasn’t a set up to encourage discussion of RU. Ie: you went from spraying 3 acres with a powerful herbicide on one day to "It is something we must all embrace or we may be the very reason for our extinction…. " the next day. That’s a quick turn around. Actually I have no objection to engaging in a discussion. But going around the back door to incite arguments is the kind of disingenuous device used by the ‘spray and kill’ folks. |
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| jonas....a 'pesticide' is any chemical that is used in the management of a living pest. That pest may be a weed(herbicide), a rat (rodenticide), an insect (insecticide, a mite (miticide), a germ (antimicrobial), and on and on and on. But wait, don't believe me....here's a link to some rudimentary information about how to correctly use the term 'pesticide'.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Click here, jonas.
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| "Now why would organic proponents want to use such a toxic natural material when more benign synthetic insecticides are available?" Thanks cowgirl2. I have been a Organic Gardener for 30 something years & I have never understood the HATE for other peoples point of view. We should read ALL labels, but all the rest is over the top. 5 years is as unreal as some of the other wild reproving points of view I have read on this forum. |
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| Now why is it that when people that practice organic methods express their opinions on an organic gardening forum some people label that as "hate"? I have read nothing here written that could be even remotely considered "hate". If you do not want to be told that what you are doing is not considered accetable by organic standards don't post your question or comments on an organic forum. |
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- Posted by albert_135 Sunset 2 or 3 (My Page) on Sat, Sep 1, 12 at 14:05
| I have always thought that 'know your enemy' is a good idea. If you are opposed to RoundUp then shouldn't you know everything about it? How to remedy it? If the neighbor brings you a kid who has overdosed on drugs do you say "Sorry,this is an organic household. Take the unfortunate brat elsewhere."? If a parent takes a kid to ER who has overdosed on the neighbors drugs the doctor does not say "Sorry, we disapprove of overdosing. Go somewhere else to seek a remedy." |
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| I hope that you didn't actually ladle a poison all over without reading or thinking about it first. |
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| I have made organic opinions on other forums & sites & never been told to go to another forum , because that is not a organic forum. But anyone who does not follow some people ideal of TRUE organic methods & do not have tons of earth worms are wrong & should not be on this site. That is the rigid opinions by some on this forum. The yellow jacket thread, the many perennial grass threads, all have non organic persons giving their opinions, then are told this is an organic forum. We all know it is an organic forum, but if I am going to give organic answer on a forum that does not have organic in the title, then the least I can do is let other say what they think with out jumping on them for their opinion. I am sorry if I am harsh, but now maybe you know what non-organic poster feel. They will never come over to organic thinking if we all come off as a group of Fanatics. |
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