CleanStart approved as desiccant

Pulse growers looking for another dry down option this harvest season beyond Reglone and/or glyphosate can now use CleanStart, NuFarm's Group 14 herbicide. CleanStart can be used to desiccate chickpeas, lentils and peas, and provides control of Canada thistle, kochia, lamb's quarters, wild buckwheat and other pesky weeds at the same time.

The company insists that the product be applied at twice the spring burnoff rate (20 acres per case rate or 450 acres per tote) with 15 gallons of water per acre applied with flat fan nozzles. CleanStart should be applied at maturity (80% leathery pods) and at around 15 degrees C air temperature. Farmers should expect dry down to happen faster than glyphosate alone but slightly slower than Reglone.

For more information, contact NuFarm at 1-800-868-5444.