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GENERAL INFORMATION
Curtail F Herbicide should be diluted in water and applied by ground application equipment

DIRECTIONS FOR USE 

Field sprayer application
DO NOT apply during periods of dead calm. Avoid application of this product when winds are gusty. DO NOT apply with spray droplets smaller than the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) coarse classification. Boom height must be 60 cm or less above the crop or ground. Best results are obtained when Curtail F Herbicide is applied to actively growing weeds in the 1 to 4 leaf (seedling) stage and when Canada thistle is between 10 cm and up to but not including the early bud stage. Poor weed control may result under cool or dry conditions.

Flax (including low linolenic acid varieties) 
Apply to the flax when the crop is 5 to 15 cm tall. Early spraying will reduce the risk of crop injury. Apply Curtail F Herbicide in 100 to 150 L/ha total spray volume by ground equipment at spray pressures of 200 to 275 kPa. For optimum spray coverage, use flat fan nozzles tilted 45 forward to ensure better coverage. Maximum 1 application per year. 

NOTE: Some delay in maturity and crop injury may result from the use of the high rate but any potential yield reductions will usually be more than offset by increased yields due to better weed control.

Spray Preparation 
Add half the required amount of water to the spray tank, then add with agitation the required amount of Curtail F Herbicide. Add the balance of the water and continue to agitate while spraying. The use of flood jet or hollow cone nozzles is not recommended because of uneven and inadequate spray coverage. Ensure thorough and uniform spray coverage over the entire leaf area of the target weeds.

GENERAL USE PRECAUTIONS 
Do not use in greenhouses. Apply only when the potential for drift to areas of human habitation or areas of human activity (such as houses, cottages, schools and recreational areas) is minimal. Take into consideration wind speed, wind direction, temperature inversions, application equipment sprayer settings.

Sensitive Plants 
Do not apply Curtail F Herbicide directly to, or otherwise permit it to come into contact with sunflowers, legumes, fruit or vegetable crops, flowers or other desirable broadleaved plants and take precautions to avoid spray mists drifting onto them.

Crop Rotation 
Fields previously treated with Curtail F Herbicide can be seeded to wheat, barley, oats and rye (not under-seeded to forage legumes, clover or alfalfa), canola, corn, field peas, flax, forage grasses, mustard, sugar beets or can be summer-fallowed. Seed only those crops listed above in the year following treatment. Do not seed to field peas for at least 10 months following treatment. Very dry soil conditions following application can result in a risk of injury to field peas grown in rotation. If severe drought conditions are experienced during the months of June to August inclusive in the year of application, delay seeding field peas an additional 12 months (total 22 months following application). Contact your local Dow AgroSciences Canada representative or retailer for more information before seeding field peas following drought conditions in the previous year.

Grazing Statement 
Do not graze treated fields of flax within 7 days after treatment.
Do not harvest treated crop within 60 days of application.

Restricted Entry Interval (REI)
Re-entry is not permitted until 12 hours after application for all agricultural situations.

Stress Conditions 
When weeds are stressed due to drought, flooding or prolonged hot or cool temperatures (15 C or less), control can be reduced or delayed since weeds are not actively growing. Weed escapes may occur under prolonged stress conditions or low fertility. Do not make applications to weeds stressed longer than 20 days due to lack of moisture as unsatisfactory control can result.

To Reduce Spray Drift 
1. Use coarse sprays at low pressures (200 to 275 kPa).
2. Use 100 to 200 L/ha of spray solution.
3. Spray when the wind velocity is 16 km/hr or less.

Equipment Clean-Up 
Equipment used to apply Curtail F Herbicide should not be used to apply other pesticides to sensitive crops without thorough cleaning. DO NOT APPLY BY AIR.

BUFFER ZONES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC HABITATS 
The buffer zones specified in the table below are required between the point of direct application and the closest downwind edge of sensitive terrestrial habitats (such as grasslands, forested areas, shelter belts, woodlots, hedgerows, riparian areas and shrublands), sensitive freshwater habitats (such as lakes, rivers, sloughs, ponds, prairie potholes, creeks, marshes, streams, reservoirs and wetlands) and estuarine/marine habitats.

RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 
For resistance management, Curtail F Herbicide is a Group 4 herbicide. Any weed population may contain or develop plants naturally resistant to Curtail F Herbicide and other Group 4 herbicides. The resistant biotypes may dominate the weed population if these herbicides are used repeatedly in the same field. Other resistance mechanisms that are not linked to site of action, but specific for individual chemicals, such as enhanced metabolism, may also exist. Appropriate resistance-management strategies should be followed.
To delay herbicide resistance:
Where possible, rotate the use of Curtail F Herbicide or other Group 4 herbicides with different herbicide groups that control the same weeds in a field.
Use tank mixtures with herbicides from a different group when such use is permitted.
Herbicide use should be based on an IPM program that includes scouting, historical information related to herbicide use and crop rotation, and considers tillage (or other mechanical), cultural, biological and other chemical control practices. Monitor treated weed populations for resistance development.
Prevent movement of resistant weed seeds to other fields by cleaning harvesting and tillage equipment and planting clean seed.
Contact your local extension specialist or certified crop advisors for any additional pesticide resistance-management and/or integrated weed-management recommendations for specific crops and weed biotypes.

NOTICE TO USER: This pest control product is to be used only in accordance with the directions on the label. It is an offence under the Pest Control Products Act to use this product in a way that is inconsistent with the directions on the label. The user assumes the risk to persons or property that arises from any such use of this product.