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GROUP A HERBICIDE

For the post-emergent control of a wide range of annual and perennial grass weeds in grain legume and oilseed crops, lucerne, medic and clover pasture and seed crops, forestry, bananas, citrus, grapes, pineapples, pome and stone fruit, pyrethrum, tropical fruit and nut crops as specified in the Direction for Use.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Restraints:
DO NOT apply to weeds which may be stressed (not actively growing) due to prolonged periods of extreme cold, moisture stress (waterlogged or drought affected), poor nutrition or previous herbicide treatment as reduced levels of control may result.
DO NOT spray if rain is likely to occur within one hour.

WINTER CROPS - CANOLA, CHICKPEAS, FABA BEANS, FIELD PEAS, LENTILS, LINOLA, LINSEED, LUPINS, LUCERNE, VETCH, MEDIC AND CLOVER PASTURES OR SEED CROPS
Weeds controlled: Annual Ryegrass
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 75
With a nonionic wetter: 100
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 100
With a nonionic wetter: 100

Weeds controlled: Barley Grass, Brome Grass, Paradoxa Grass, Volunteer Cereals
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 50
With a nonionic wetter: 75
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 75
With a nonionic wetter: 100

Weeds controlled: Wild Oats
State: WA, SA, Vic, Tas, Southern and Central NSW
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 37.5
With a nonionic wetter: 50
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 50
With a nonionic wetter: 75
State: Northern NSW & Qld
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 50
With a nonionic wetter: 75
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 75
With a nonionic wetter: 100

Critical comments: See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying oils/wetters section.
FIELD PEAS AND CANOLA: The oils recommended for use with FIREPOWER are Uptake# or Hotwire® Spraying Oil Spraying Oil. FIREPOWER + Victory 750 SG + Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil are compatible and selective to canola.
The tank-mix is also compatible with atrazine and selective to triazine tolerant canola.
LUPINS AND FIELD PEAS: Mixtures with Bonanza Elite or Simanex may cause crop yellowing and separate applications are recommended.
CHICKPEAS, FABA BEANS, LENTILS AND VETCH, LINOLA, LINSEED: Broadleaf herbicides should not be added to FIREPOWER. Apply FIREPOWER and broadleaf herbicides at least a week apart.
LUCERNE, CLOVER OR MEDIC PASTURES: If grazed or cut for hay immediately prior to treatment delay application until all grasses have fully expanded leaves. Use 75 mL + spraying oil or 100 mL + wetter/ha. (See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying Oils/wetters section). If Silver Grass (Vulpia spp.) is present in pasture, Simanex should be tank mixed with the higher rate of FIREPOWER plus a non-ionic wetter.

Winter Crops growth stage application

Crop: Lucerne, Medic and Clover Pastures or Seed Crops
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd trifoliate leaf onwards. For Erodium spp. spraying, apply from cotyledon crop stage onwards.

Crop: Canola
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf to prior to bud formation and stem elongation.

Crop: Linola, Linseed
Crop growth stage: Apply from 5 cm to flowering.

Crop: Chickpeas, Faba Beans, Field Peas, Lentils, Lupins, Vetch
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf, 2nd node or 2nd branch to prior to flowering.

LUCERNE, MEDIC AND CLOVER SEED CROPS AND PASTURES
Weeds controlled: Prairie Grass (Bromus catharticus)
Weed growth stage: Up to early tillering
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 100

Weeds controlled: Musky or Ferny Leaf Storksbill (Erodium moschatum), Common Crowsfoot or Common Storksbill (Erodium cicutarium)
Weed growth stage: Up to 6 leaf or 5 cm diameter
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 50-75*

Weeds controlled: Long or Shiny Leaf Storksbill (E. botrys)
Weed growth stage: Up to 8 leaf or 5 cm diameter
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 75-100

Critical comments: See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying oils/wetters section.
* Use lower rate when growing conditions and crop or pasture competition are good and when weed populations are below 100 plants/m2. Use the higher rate when weed populations are above 100 plants/m2 or when crop or pasture competition is poor.
Note: Storksbill may not be controlled if Simanex or Broadstrike# are tank-mixed with FIREPOWER.
LUCERNE, CLOVER OR MEDIC PASTURES: If grazed or cut for hay immediately prior to treatment delay application until all grasses have fully expanded leaves. Use 75 mL + spraying oil or 100 mL + wetter/ha.
(See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying Oils/wetters section).
If Silver Grass (Vulpia spp.) is present in pasture, Simanex should be tank mixed with the higher rate of FIREPOWER plus a non-ionic wetter.

SUMMER CROPS - COTTON, COWPEA, LUCERNE, MUNG BEAN, NAVY BEAN, PEANUTS, SOYBEANS, SUNFLOWERS
Weeds controlled: Australian Millet
Weed growth stage: 2 leaf to tillering up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Weeds controlled: Barnyard Grass
Weed growth stage: 2 to 5 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 100
Weed growth stage: Tillering up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Weeds controlled: Crowsfoot Grass, Green Panic, Johnson Grass (rhizome)
Weed growth stage: 2 leaf to tillering up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Weeds controlled: Johnson Grass (seedling), Liverseed Grass (seedling), Mossman River Grass
Weed growth stage: 2 to 5 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 100
Weed growth stage: Tillering and up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Weeds controlled: Summer Grass
Weed growth stage: 2 leaf to tillering up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Weeds controlled: Volunteer Cereals
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 100
Weed growth stage: Tillering and up to 15 cm
Rate (mL/ha)):
With Uptake# or Hotwire Spraying Oil: 150

Critical comments: See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying oils/wetters section.
NAVY BEANS, PEANUTS, SOYBEANS: For broadleaf weed control, FIREPOWER at 150 mL/ha plus wetter may be tank mixed with Blazer+ (except on Navy Beans) or Bentazone (480 g/L).
Tank mixtures may cause transient leaf spotting on the crop but do not normally affect yield.
DO NOT tank mix broadleaf herbicides with FIREPOWER if grasses have begun tillering or if the grasses are under moisture stress.
DO NOT add Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil when mixing with Blazer or Bentazone (480 g/L).
DO NOT use Blazer or Bentazone (480 g/L)tank-mixes on cowpea.

Summer Crop growth stage application windows

Crop: Lucerne
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd trifoliate leaf onwards.

Crop: Cowpea, Mung Beans, Navy Beans, Soybeans
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf to flowering.

Crop: Peanuts
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf to pegging.

Crop: Cotton
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf to before the onset of flowering.

Crop: Sunflowers
Crop growth stage: Apply from 2nd leaf to head initiation.

Orchard, vine and plantation crops including:
APPLES, AVOCADO, BANANA, BLUEBERRY, CITRUS, CUSTARD APPLE, FEIJOA, GRAPEVINES, GUAVA, KIWIFRUIT, LITCHI (LYCHEE), LONGAN, MANGO, NASHI, NUT TRESS, PASSIONFRUIT, PAWPAW, PEAR, PERSIMMON, PINEAPPLE, RAMBUTAN, STONE FRUIT
Crop growth stage: All growth stages
Weeds controlled: Perennial Grasses: Couch, Rhodes Grass, Slender Rats Tail Grass
Weed growth stage: Established stands
Rate (mL/ha) with Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil*: 400-800

Weeds controlled: Buffel Grass, Green Panic, Johnson Grass, Kikuyu, Paspalum spp., Setaria spp.
Weed growth stage: Vegetative to early tillering
Rate (mL/ha) with Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil*: 200
Weed growth stage: Late tillering
Rate (mL/ha) with Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil*: 400

Weeds controlled: Annual Grasses: Annual Ryegrass, Barley Grass, Barnyard Grass, Brome Grass, Crowsfoot Grass, Lesser Canary Grass, Liverseed Grass, Mossman River Grass, Paradoxa Grass, Summer Grass, Volunteer Cereals, Wild Oats
Weed growth stage: 2 leaf to tillering
Rate (mL/ha) with Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil*: 200

Critical comments: * See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying oils/wetters section. Spray should be directed to the base of the tree or vine avoiding contact with fruit and foliage.
Spot spray: Use 25 mL to 50 mL/100 L of water. Use higher rate on late tillering mature grasses.
Annual Grasses: Where treated in association with perennial grasses, these annual grasses will be controlled.

FIREPOWER and Platinum Herbicide tank-mixes
CANOLA, CHICKPEAS, FABA BEANS, FIELD PEAS, LUPINS, LENTILS
Weeds controlled: FOP/DIM susceptible Annual Ryegrass + Volunteer Barley, Volunteer Wheat, Brome Grass, Wild Oats, Barley Grass, Phalaris
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha):
FIREPOWER: 25
Platinum Herbicide: 150
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha):
FIREPOWER: 38
Platinum Herbicide: 150

Weeds controlled: FOP resistant Annual Ryegrass + Volunteer Barley, Volunteer Wheat, Brome Grass, Wild Oats, Barley Grass, Phalaris
Weed growth stage: 2 to 4 leaf
Rate (mL/ha):
FIREPOWER: 25
Platinum Herbicide: 200
Weed growth stage: Early tillering
Rate (mL/ha):
FIREPOWER: 38
Platinum Herbicide: 250

Critical comments: See GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, Spraying oils/wetters section. Use Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil at 500 mL/100 L or Hasten at 1 L/100 L.
Apply at the same crop growth stage at those in Table 1B Winter Crops.
Lentils: Apply up to 7 node-early branching crop growth stage only.
Lupins: Not for Qld.

NOT TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE, OR IN ANY MANNER, CONTRARY TO THIS LABEL UNLESS AUTHORISED UNDER APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION.

HARVESTING WITHHOLDING PERIODS:
Canola, Chickpeas, Cotton, Cowpea, Faba beans, Field peas, Lentils, Linola, Linseed, Lupins, Mung beans, Navy beans, Peanuts, Soybeans, Sunflowers and Vetch: NOT REQUIRED WHEN USED AS DIRECTED.
MEDIC AND CLOVER SEED CROPS: DO NOT HARVEST FOR 7 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
STOCK FOOD WITHHOLDING PERIODS:
Canola, Chickpeas, Cotton, Cowpea, Faba beans, Field peas, Lentils, Linola, Linseed, Lupins, Mung Beans, Navy beans, Peanuts, Soybeans, Sunflowers and Vetch: DO NOT GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCK FOOD FOR 28 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
Lucerne: DO NOT GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCK FOOD FOR 21 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
MEDIC AND CLOVER PASTURE: DO NOT GRAZE OR CUT FOR STOCK FOOD FOR 7 DAYS AFTER APPLICATION.
COTTON GIN TRASH MUST NOT BE FED TO ANIMALS.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Mixing
Add water to the spray tank to 10 cm above the level of agitation and ensure the agitation device is working vigorously. (There must be a minimum of 100 L of water in the tank before any pesticide is added.) If tank mixing, firstly, add any soluble liquid formulations (e.g. Victory® Herbicide) and allow agitation for approximately one minute. Then add FIREPOWER at the point where agitation is strongest.
DO NOT add FIREPOWER through a strainer or sieve. Allow further agitation for one minute.
Half fill the spray tank. If using wettable powder or water dispersible granules, or other emulsifiable concentration formulations
(e.g. Strike-Out® 500 EC or Le-Mat+), these should be added after the FIREPOWER to the half full spray tank ensuring vigorous agitation.
Finally add Uptake# or Hotwire® Spraying Oil or approved alternate spraying oil/wetter (see section on spraying oils/wetters) and continue filling the tank to the required volume maintaining agitation at all times. Only mix sufficient solution for immediate use. FIREPOWER and any other tank mixes should be applied immediately for best results.

SPRAYING OILS/WETTERS
Spraying Oils: It is essential to add an adjuvant to FIREPOWER. Best results will be achieved with Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil at 0.5 L/100 L of spray solution. Alternatively, other oils plus a non-ionic wetter may also be used.
When other crop spraying oils are used, mix at 1.0 L/100 L and add a non-ionic wetter (surfactant) at 200 mL/100 L of spray solution. Use of an oil is not always recommended. See Critical Comments for specific situation recommendations.
Non-ionic Wetters: When Uptake/Hotwire or other oils are not used, a 100% concentrate non-ionic wetting agent such as BS-1000+ or Wetspray® 1000 at 200 mL/100 L must be used along with the higher rate of FIREPOWER as specified in the Directions for Use.
Where water volumes of less than 50 L/ha are used, DO NOT use less than 250 mL/ha of Uptake or Hotwire or 500 mL/ha for oils other than Uptake or Hotwire or less than 100 mL/ha of wetter.

CANOLA, LUCERNE, MEDIC AND CLOVER PASTURES AND SEED CROPS
When tank mixing FIREPOWER with Victory herbicides (canola only) or Broadstrike+ (lucerne, clover and medics), use Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil with the lower rates of FIREPOWER or a wetting agent with the higher rates of FIREPOWER unless otherwise specified. When mixing FIREPOWER with other broadleaf herbicides on these crops, DO NOT use an oil use a wetter instead.

FIELD PEAS AND CANOLA
The oil recommended is Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil. Hasten+ is also recommended for use with tank-mixtures of FIREPOWER and Platinum Herbicide. For canola, FIREPOWER + Victory 750 SG + Uptake or Hotwire Spraying Oil are compatible and selective to canola. This tank-mixture is also compatible with Farmozine or Simanex and selective to triazine tolerant canola.

NAVY BEANS, PEANUTS, SOYBEANS
When mixing with Blazer* or Bentazone (480 g/L).
DO NOT add spraying oil to these mixtures.
DO NOT use these tank-mixes on cowpea.

COMPATIBILITY
Ground use only: FIREPOWER can be tank mixed with:
Insecticides: dimethoate, endosulfan, Strike-Out 500 EC, omethoate.
Herbicides: Farmozine, Bentazone (480 g/L), Blazer+, Broadstrike+ Herbicide, Victory Herbicide, Victory 750 SG Herbicide, MCPA ester (LVE) – DO NOT exceed 700 mL/ha of MCPA LVE, Cameo, Platinum Herbicide, Simanex, Flagship 200 Herbicide.
Fungicides: FARMOZ Mancozeb 750 DF, Dithane DF+, Dithane Rainshield+.
Trace elements: magnesium sulphate, zinc sulphate.
FIREPOWER is NOT compatible with 2,4-D or MCPA as sodium or amine salts.
Aerial use: No product other than a recommended crop oil or wetter should be mixed with FIREPOWER when applied by air except for addition of Victory Herbicide for use in forestry and Victory 750 SG Herbicide for use in canola only.

APPLICATION
Apply FIREPOWER in sufficient water to obtain good coverage. It should be applied by an accurately calibrated ground rig or aircraft droplets with a VMD of 200-300 microns. The following spray volumes are recommended.
Ground Application: 50-150 L/ha
Aerial Application: 30 L/ha minimum
Use higher water volumes in orchards and in dense crops where the weeds may be shielded by the crop canopy.

CLEANING SPRAY EQUIPMENT
If broadleaf herbicides, particular;y sulfonylureas, have been used in the spray equipment at any time prior to FIREPOWER, particular care should be taken to follow the directions on the relevant broadleaf herbicide label for equipment cleaning, or damage to susceptible crops may occur. After using FIREPOWER, empty the tank completely and drain the whole system. Thoroughly wash inside the tank using a pressure hose, drain the tank and clean any filters in the tank, pump, line and nozzles.
To Rinse: After cleaning the tank as above, quarter fill the tank with clean water and circulate through the pump, lines, hoses and nozzles. Drain and repeat the rinsing procedure twice.
To Decontaminate: Before spraying cereals, maize, sorghum or other sensitive crops, wash the tank and rinse the system as above. Then quarter fill the tank and add an alkali detergent (eg. Surf#, Cold Water Surf Concentrate#, DynamoMatic Concentrate#, Omo# or Drive#) at 500 mL/100 L of water or the powder equivalent at 500 g/100 L of water, and circulate throughout the system for at least fifteen minutes. Drain the whole system. Remove filters and nozzles and clean them separately. Finally flush the system with clean water and allow to drain. Chlorine based cleaners are not recommended. Rinse water should be discharged onto a designated disposal area, or if this is unavailable, onto unused land away from desirable plants and water sources.

RESISTANT WEEDS WARNING
FIREPOWER Herbicide is a member of the aryloxyphenoxy propionate group of herbicides. FIREPOWER has the acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitor mode of action. For weed resistance management FIREPOWER is a Group A Herbicide. Some naturally occurring weed biotypes resistant to FIREPOWER and other Group A herbicides may exist through normal genetic variability in any weed population. The resistant individuals can eventually dominate the weed population if these herbicides are used repeatedly. These resistant weeds will not be controlled by FIREPOWER or Group A herbicides.
Since the occurrence of resistant weeds is difficult to detect prior to use, Adama Australia Pty. Ltd. accepts no liability for any losses that may result from the failure of FIREPOWER to control resistant weeds. Strategies to minimise the risk of herbicide esistance are available. Contact your farm chemical supplier, consultant, local Department of Agriculture, or local Adama representative.