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For Control of Annual and Perennial Grasses and Broadleaf Weeds

STORAGE
Always store in original container with top closed.
Avoid contamination of seed, feed and foodstuffs.
Product is not affected by freezing.

SPILL CLEANUP
Observe safety and protective measures as noted under PRECAUTIONS.
Liquid spills on floor or other impervious surfaces should be contained or diked, and should be absorbed with attapulgite, bentonite or other absorbent clays (kitty litter, etc.) Collect contaminated absorbent, place in plastic-lined metal drum and dispose of in accordance with instructions provided under DISPOSAL. Thoroughly scrub floor or other impervious surfaces with a strong industrial type detergent solution and rinse with water.
Liquid spills that soak into the ground should be dug-up, placed in plastic-lined metal drums and disposed of in accordance with instructions provided under DISPOSAL. Leaking containers should be separated from non-leakers and either the container or its contents transferred to a plastic-lined metal drum or other non-leaking container and disposed of by use according to label directions or in accordance with instructions provided under DISPOSAL.
Any recovered spilled liquid should be similarly collected and disposed of according to the DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL section.

DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL
For information on disposal of unused, unwanted product, contact the manufacturer or the provincial regulatory agency. Contact the manufacturer and the provincial regulatory agency in case of a spill, and for clean-up of spills.

CONTAINER DISPOSAL OR REFILLING:
FOR DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC JUGS:
Do not reuse this container for any purpose. This is a recyclable container, and is to be disposed of at a container collection site. Contact your local distributor/dealer or municipality for the location of the nearest collection site. Before taking the container to the collection site:
1. Triple- or pressure-rinse the empty container. Add the rinsings to the spray mixture in the tank.
2. Make the empty, rinsed container unsuitable for further use.
If there is no container collection site in your area, dispose of the container in accordance with provincial requirements.

FOR REFILLABLE CONTAINERS:
For disposal, this container may be returned to the point of purchase (distributor/dealer). It must be refilled by the distributor/dealer with the same product. Do not reuse this container for any other purpose.

PRODUCT INFORMATION
Do not apply this product using aerial equipment.
CYCLE Herbicide is a water-soluble herbicide for non-selective weed control:
In cropping systems - before planting of all crops, pre-harvest application in wheat, barley, oats, canola (including glyphosate tolerant canola), peas, lentils, flax (including low linolenic acid varieties), soybeans (including glyphosate tolerant soybeans), dry beans, forages and post harvest stubble treatment;
Post emergent application in glyphosate tolerant soybean crops;
In pasture renovation;
In forage, legume and grass establishment;
In minimum and zero tillage systems.
CYCLE Herbicide is to be applied as a foliage spray for the control of most herbaceous plants. It may be applied through most standard industrial or field type sprayers after dilution and thorough mixing with water in accordance with the booklet instructions.
CYCLE Herbicide moves through the plant from the point of foliage contact into the root system. Visible effects on most annual weeds occur within 2 to 4 days but on most perennial weeds may not occur until 7 to 10 days. Extremely cool or cloudy weather at treatment time may slow down activity of this product and delay visual effects of control. Visible effects are a gradual wilting and yellowing of the plant, which advances to complete browning of above ground growth and deterioration of underground plant parts.
This product does not provide residual weed control. For subsequent residual weed control, apply a registered residual herbicide. Read and carefully observe cautionary statements and all other information appearing on the labels of all herbicides used.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE
GENERAL USE PRECAUTIONS
Reduced results may occur if water-containing soil is used, such as water from ponds and ditches. Poor control may also occur when treating weeds heavily covered with dust.
Avoid contact with desirable vegetation by direct application or spray drift as destruction may result.
Avoid drift or overspray to non-target vegetation and wildlife habitats.
Do not use in greenhouses.
Mix only the amount of solution to be used during a one-day period, as reduced activity may result from use of leftover solution.
Drain and clean application equipment immediately after using this product.
Do not contaminate water sources by disposal of waste or cleaning of equipment.
This product is highly toxic to aquatic and terrestrial plants. Overspray or drift to sensitive habitats should be avoided. A buffer zone of 15 metres is required between the downwind point of direct application and the closest edge of sensitive terrestrial habitats including forested areas, shelterbelts, woodlots, hedgerows, pastures, rangelands and shrublands. A buffer zone of 15 metres is required between the downwind point of direct application and the closest edge of sensitive aquatic habitats including sloughs, coulees, ponds, Prairie potholes, lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs and wetlands and wildlife habitat at the edge of these bodies of water. Do not contaminate these habitats when cleaning and rinsing spray equipment or containers.
When a tank mixture is used, consult the label of the tank-mix partners and observe the largest (most restrictive) buffer zone of the products in the tank mixture.

GENERAL USE INFORMATION
Weeds Controlled
This product controls many annual and perennial grasses and broadleaf weeds when applied as recommended and under conditions described. For information on how to control specific weeds including herbicide rate refer to the "Annual Weed Control" and "Perennial Weed Control" sections of this label.

AGRICULTURAL USES
The following are use situations for CYCLE Herbicide. Information on the equipment selected to apply CYCLE Herbicide can be found in the APPLICATION EQUIPMENT section. Use rates can then be selected from the CYCLE Herbicide USE RATES section.
The type of vegetation present and the use situation will dictate the choice of application equipment.
ALWAYS REFER TO THE PRODUCT LABEL(S) FOR THE TANK MIX PARTNER(S) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WEEDS CONTROLLED, DIRECTIONS FOR USE, RESTRICTIONS, ROTATIONAL CROP INFORMATION AND PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS. WHEN APPLIED AS A TANK MIX, THE HIGHEST INDICATED BUFFER ZONE FOR THE TANK MIX PARTNER MUST BE MAINTAINED AROUND NON-TARGET AREAS.
PRIOR TO PLANTING (ALL CROPS): This product may be applied prior to planting all crops for control of emerged weeds listed on this label. Apply before seeding or transplanting crops.
FORAGE LEGUMES & GRASSES
To control emerged vegetation prior to emergence of legumes and grasses. If legumes and grasses are to be under-seeded with a cover crop, CYCLE Herbicide must be applied prior to planting any cover crop.
PASTURE RENOVATION
To control or suppress existing vegetation for zero-tillage seeding of legumes into established sod for renovation. Vegetation should be at least 20 cm in height with maximum number of seedlings and shoots emerged. Apply before or after seeding but before crop emerges.
MINIMUM AND ZERO TILLAGE SYSTEMS (ALL FIELD CROPS INCLUDING CEREALS, OILSEEDS, PULSES, FORAGES, SOYBEAN AND CORN)
Apply prior to or after seeding but before crop emerges for control of emerged weeds.
DO NOT APPLY AFTER CROP EMERGENCE.
Since CYCLE Herbicide alone does not provide residual weed control, application too far in advance of seeding will allow weeds to emerge between application and crop emergence.
Minimum and Zero Tillage Tank Mixtures:
ALWAYS REFER TO THE PRODUCT LABEL(S) FOR THE TANK MIX PARTNER(S) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON WEEDS CONTROLLED, DIRECTIONS FOR USE, RESTRICTIONS, ROTATIONAL CROP INFORMATION AND PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS. WHEN APPLIED AS A TANK MIX, THE HIGHEST INDICATED BUFFER ZONE FOR THE TANK MIX PARTNER MUST BE MAINTAINED AROUND NON-TARGET AREAS.
The following tank mixtures may be applied prior to crop emergence to provide burndown and residual control of selected annual weeds.

PRE-HARVEST USE ON wheat, barley, oats, canola (including Glyphosate Tolerant Canola), peas, lentils, flax (including low linolenic acid varieties), soybeans (including Glyphosate Tolerant Soybeans), dry beans, forages
GROUND APPLICATION
For control of quack grass, Canada thistle, common milkweed, dandelion, toadflax, and season long control of perennial sowthistle. CYCLE Herbicide can be applied prior to harvest of wheat, barley, oats, canola (including glyphosate tolerant canola), peas, lentils, flax (including low linolenic acid varieties), soybeans (including glyphosate tolerant soybeans), dry beans, forages. DO NOT apply to crops if grown for seed production.
This treatment may also provide harvest management benefits, by drying down crop and weed vegetative growth, for example, where late flushes of annual weeds, green vegetative crop growth, or late tillering may interfere with harvest operations. EXTREMELY COOL, WET AND/OR CLOUDY WEATHER CONDITIONS BETWEEN THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND THE ANTICIPATED HARVEST DATE MAY SLOW DOWN ACTIVITY OF THIS PRODUCT, THEREBY DELAYING CROP DRYDOWN AND HARVEST DATE.
CYCLE Herbicide should be applied pre-harvest at 1.8 L/ha in 50 to 100 L/ha of clean water, by ground application only. Apply only when the crop has 30% or less grain moisture content. This stage typically occurs 7 to 14 days before harvest. For forage crops, apply this product at 1.8 to 3.6 litres per hectare 3 to 7 days prior to the last cut before rotation or forage renovation. Consult the following table for visual indicators of this stage in each crop. For the best weed control results, quack grass should be actively growing and have at least 4 to 5 green leaves. Canada thistle and perennial sowthistle should be actively growing and at or beyond the bud stage for best results. Common milkweed should be at the bud to bloom stage and actively growing for best results. Applications for weed control (not for harvest management) must be made at the correct stage of both weed and crop growth.
Apply only during the period 7-14 (or 3 to 7 days for forage application) days before harvest to ensure best weed control and to maximize harvest management benefits. Earlier application may reduce crop yield and/or quality, and may lead to excess glyphosate residues in the crop.
Forage can be harvested as hay, haylage or grazed.
Overspray or drift to important wildlife habitats such as bodies of water, wetlands (e.g. sloughs), shelter belts, woodlots and other cover on the edges of fields frequented by wildlife, should be avoided.
Do not expose or contaminate any body of water or non-target vegetation by direct application, spray drift or when cleaning and rinsing spray equipment.
DO NOT APPLY BY AIRCRAFT.

APPLICATION EQUIPMENT (Mixing and Application Instructions)
BOOM (Ground Boom) and BOOMLESS Equipment:
Mixing
For field or industrial type sprayers, fill the spray tank with one half the required amount of water. Add the proper amount of CYCLE Herbicide (see Use Rate Table) and mix well before adding the remaining portion of water. Placing the filling hose below the surface of the liquid solution will prevent any excessive foaming. Remove the hose from tank immediately after filling to avoid back siphoning into water source (a one-way valve should be installed to prevent back siphoning). Use of mechanical agitators may cause excessive foaming. By-pass lines should terminate at the bottom of the tank.
If tank mixing, use the following mixing order:
1. Fill the spray tank with 1/2 the required amount of water.
2. Add any WG or DF formulation mix partners, and agitate to ensure complete mixing.
3. Add any suspension concentrate (SC) formulation mix partners, and agitate to ensure complete mixing.
4. If using PRIMEXTRA II Magnum as a mix partner, add the required surfactant, AgSurf or Agral 90, at 0.25% v/v and agitate to ensure complete mixing.
5. Add any emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation mix partners and agitate to ensure complete mixing.
6. Fill the tank to 3/4 the required amount of water.
7. Add any solution (SN) formulation mix partners and agitate to ensure complete mixing.
8. Add CYCLE Herbicide.
9. Finish filling the sprayer with water, maintaining gentle agitation.
Application
Use flat fan nozzles in boom sprayers. To control perennial weeds, apply CYCLE Herbicide in 50 to 300 L of water per hectare as a broadcast spray. Use no more than 275 kPa pressure.
To control annual weeds as listed, apply CYCLE Herbicide in 50 L to 100 L of water per hectare as a broadcast spray. Use no more than 275 kPa pressure.

KNAPSACK SPRAYERS HAND HELD AND HIGH VOLUME EQUIPMENT
High volume spraying utilizes handguns or other suitable nozzle arrangements to apply a directed spray to weeds. Use coarse sprays only.
Mixing
Mix the proper amount of CYCLE Herbicide with water in a larger container. Fill the sprayer with the mixed solution.
Unless otherwise stated, make a 0.7% solution of CYCLE Herbicide in water (0.7 L of CYCLE Herbicide in 100 L of water). A 1.4% solution (1.4 L of CYCLE Herbicide in 100 L of water) should be used on harder to control perennials.
Application
Spray coverage should be uniform and complete. Apply on a spray-to-wet basis. Do not spray to the point of run-off. Handgun application should be properly directed to avoid spraying desirable plants.

WIPER, WICK AND ROLLER EQUIPMENT
These applicators apply CYCLE Herbicide solution directly onto the weeds by contacting the weed with an absorbent material containing the herbicide solution. The weeds must be above any desired vegetation to prevent contact with the desired vegetation.
Mixing
Mix the proper amount of CYCLE Herbicide with water in a larger container. Use this mixed solution in the wiper, wick or roller equipment.
Application
These applicators can be used to control weeds in the following agricultural crops:
apple, cherry, peach, apricot, pear and plum orchards, grape vineyards and cranberries.
The applicator should be adjusted so that the contact point of the wiper, roller or wick is at least 5 cm above the desirable vegetation. Droplets or foam of the CYCLE Herbicide solution settling on desirable vegetation may result in discolouration, stunting or destruction.
Weeds should be a minimum of 15 cm above the desired vegetation.
Best results may be obtained if two applications are made in opposite directions where possible. Otherwise, best results may be obtained when more of the weed is exposed to CYCLE Herbicide Solution.
Weeds not contacted will not be affected. This may occur in dense clumps, severe infestation, or when the height of the weeds varies so that not all weeds are contacted. In these instances, a repeat treatment may be necessary.
AVOID CONTACT WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.

Application Notes:
Maintain wiper equipment in good operating condition. Care must be taken with all types of wipers to ensure that the absorbent material does not become over saturated, causing the herbicide to drip onto desirable vegetation.
Avoid leakage or dripping onto desirable vegetation.
Adjust height of wiper applicator to ensure proper contact with weeds.
Keep wiping surfaces clean.
Maintain recommended roller speed on roller applicators while in use.
DO NOT use wiper equipment when weeds are wet.
DO NOT operate equipment at ground speeds below 4 and greater than 10 km/h. Weed control may be affected by speed of application equipment. As weed density increases, reduce equipment ground speed to ensure good coverage of weeds.
Be aware that on sloping ground the herbicide solution may migrate, causing dripping on the lower end and drying on the upper end of the wiper applicator.
Variation in equipment design may affect weed control. With wiper applicators, the wiping material and its orientation must allow delivery of sufficient quantities of the recommended CYCLE Herbicide solution directly to the weed.
Mix only the amount of solution to be used during a one-day period, as reduced activity may result from use of leftover solution. Thoroughly drain and clean all equipment immediately after use.