{"id":769,"date":"2019-12-05T10:59:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/?p=769"},"modified":"2019-12-05T10:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T15:59:25","slug":"syngentas-new-gramoxone-3sl-paraquat-formulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/2019\/12\/syngentas-new-gramoxone-3sl-paraquat-formulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Syngenta&#8217;s New Gramoxone 3SL (paraquat) Formulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is some information on a new paraquat formulation from <strong>Dr. Prostko<\/strong> (UGA Weed Scientist)<\/p>\n<p>Syngenta recently received a label for their new formulation of paraquat sold under the trade name of Gramoxone 3SL (3 lb ai\/gal).<\/p>\n<p>Many rules regarding the purchase, handling, and application of paraquat are changing.\u00a0 Most notably, all non-bulk paraquat products (<i>with new labels<\/i>) must adhere to closed-system packaging requirements set forth by the EPA&#8217;s Paraquat Dichloride Human Health Mitigation Decision by\u00a0<b>November 2020<\/b>.\u00a0 Also,\u00a0all paraquat applicators are required to complete an EPA-approved training module before applying.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links for your reference<\/p>\n<p>1) New Gramoxone 3SL label:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.syngenta-us.com\/current-label\/gramoxone_sl_3.0\">https:\/\/www.syngenta-us.com\/current-label\/gramoxone_sl_3.0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0Current bulk handling systems already meet the new closed-system packaging requirements.\u00a0 A video of the new closed system for 2.5 gallon containers can be viewed here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XNxHq_asxXg\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/XNxHq_asxXg<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Tank adaptors for 2.5 gallon containers should be available from dealers and\/or manufacturers?????\u00a0 In my opinion, this headache will likely push more growers to bulk handling systems.<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0EPA-Approved Paraquat Training Information:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-worker-safety\/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pesticide-worker-safety\/paraquat-dichloride-training-certified-applicators<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4) Generally, research results from my 2019 field trials with the new Gramoxone 3SL formulation have been very positive (see below).<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UAg02YOWALI\/XeVL95vt3JI\/AAAAAAAABQE\/qEohaC3bJPEJmaWj0u6LXN-ZvYA2Cv67gCNcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UAg02YOWALI\/XeVL95vt3JI\/AAAAAAAABQE\/qEohaC3bJPEJmaWj0u6LXN-ZvYA2Cv67gCNcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1280\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is some information on a new paraquat formulation from Dr. Prostko (UGA Weed Scientist) Syngenta recently received a label for their new formulation of paraquat sold under the trade name of Gramoxone 3SL (3 lb ai\/gal). Many rules regarding the purchase, handling, and application of paraquat are changing.\u00a0 Most notably, all non-bulk paraquat products [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pesticides","category-regulatory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/worthag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}