BROCHURE - Macspred Metmac 600WG - 010119
Applies to Metmac 600 Herbicide
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MACSPRED AUSTRALIA
Metmac™ 600
(600g/kgmetsulfuron-methyl)
[Icons representing: woody weed management, roadside vegetation management, rail vegetation management, infrastructure vegetation management, forestry vegetation management]
Product Profile
Metmac™ 600 Herbicide is a broad spectrum, dry flowable, multi-purpose herbicide from the sulfonyl urea group of compounds.
Metmac™ 600 is a group B herbicide which controls weeds by inhibiting the production of an essential enzyme which is found only in plants, so is of low hazard to animals, birds, fish and insects.
Metmac™ 600 alone or in mixtures controls more than 40 different species of brush & broad leaf weeds in Native Pastures, Rights of Way, Commercial and Industrial Areas, Domestic and Public Services areas.
Metmac™ 600 is a highly active compound applied at low rates (refer approved label). Each 200 gram pack will mix 2,000 litres of spray mix for high volume handgun spraying or is sufficient to treat 1.25 hectares of blackberry by helicopter.
Features
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Broad Spectrum | Metmac™ 600 alone or in a mixture controls a broad spectrum of different species of brush, broadleaf and bulbous weeds. Mixed infestations of hard to control woody weeds, including Lantana, Gorse, Bracken, Tree-of-Heaven, St John’s Wort and Blackberry, Metmac™ 600 can be sprayed in one pass. Metmac™ 600 also controls nuisance pasture weeds, including Doublegee, Erodium, Sorrel, Onion grass and Paterson’s Curse (refer to label) |
| Dry flowable product in 1 kilogram packs (measure provided) | Metmac™ 600 is easy to transport, store, handle, measure and mix. |
| Low application rate | Metmac™ 600 is highly active, meaning less chemical is used per hectare. |
| Non hormonal, non volatile | Metmac™ 600 can be safely applied near horticultural crops providing adequate measures are taken to avoid physical spray drift. |
| Unscheduled poison | Metmac™ 600 has a relatively low toxicity and is classed as an unscheduled poison. When used as directed, it does not create any hazards to humans, fish or animals. |
| No withholding period for grazing, the half-life of residues on foliage treated with Metmac™ is less than one day; after 3 days, essentially no residues can be detected. | Livestock DO NOT have to be removed from the paddock during spraying or immediately afterwards. Metmac™ 600 does not accumulate in animals or the environment: it is readily metabolized in and eliminated from animals via natural processes. |
| Biodegradable | Metmac™ 600 degrades rapidly in the environment. Metmac™ 600 degrades readily in the soil and is not considered a persistent herbicide. Metmac™ 600 exhibits a half life of about 4 weeks when it is used at normal rates. |
| Compatible with other selective and knockdown herbicides and insecticides | Metmac™ 600 is compatible with the non-selective herbicide, Macspred Glymac Dri 700 (glyphosate), and the pasture herbicides, 2,4-D amine, MCPA amine, clopyralid and dicamba for even broader spectrum control when cleaning pastures. Metmac™ 600 is also compatible with the commonly used pasture insecticides chlorpyrifos and omethoate. |
| Safe to the environment | Metmac™ 600 is very low in toxicity to mammals, birds, fish and insects. |
Where Can I Find Out More?
For further information and advice, contact Macspred Australia:
Victoria 13 Kennedy’s Drive, Delacombe Vic 3356 P.O. Box 321W Ballarat West, Vic 3350 E-mail
Queensland / NSW / NT C/- Bloomers Transport, 38 Colebard Street West, Acacia Ridge QLD 4110 E-mail
South Australia / Western Australia 7 Rosberg Road, Wingfield SA 5013 E-mail:
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