Quick Facts
- Industry-leading performance on hard-to-kill weeds like kochia
- Concentrated formulation for ease of use and mixing with no incorporation required
- Also registered for pre-seed application in a variety of crops
- Group 14 product helps with resistance management
YOUR FALL HERBICIDE APPLICATION CAN BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY
For every acre of FMC fall herbicide you spray, we will donate up to 10 cents per acre to an organization that serves your local community.
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Product Overview
Authority® 480 herbicide is a powerful, flexible Group 14 herbicide that’s ideal for fall application. Applied with or without glyphosate, it provides extended activity on challenging weeds like kochia, redroot pigweed, lamb’s-quarters, wild buckwheat and cleavers.
Authority® 480 herbicide requires moisture to be activated. By applying in the fall, it will move into soil water with the snowmelt and/or an early spring rainfall, becoming available for uptake by emerging weeds. By controlling weeds before they emerge in the spring, there’s less competition for water and nutrients. That means a better start for your crop.
Many weeds are now resistant to one or more herbicide Groups. As a Group 14, Authority® 480 herbicide is active on the following resistant weeds: redroot pigweed (Groups 2 and 5), lamb’s-quarters (Group 2), cleavers (Groups 2 and 4), kochia (Groups 2 and 9) and wild buckwheat (Group 2).
One jug of Authority® 480 herbicide treats 32 acres to 43 acres, with a convenient concentrated formulation, compared to 80 acres for one large tote of competitive granular herbicide.
Crops
Field Peas
Target Control For Field Peas
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers*
- Common groundsel
- Common purslane
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Chickpea
Target Control For Chickpea
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers*
- Common groundsel
- Common purslane
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Flax
Target Control For Flax
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers*
- Common groundsel
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Soybeans
Target Control For Soybeans
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers
- Common groundsel
- Common purslane
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Faba Bean
Target Control For Faba Bean
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers*
- Common groundsel
- Common purslane
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Wheat
Target Control For Wheat
This product delivers effective control against the following:
- Cleavers*
- Common groundsel
- Common purslane
- Common waterhemp
- Crabgrass (large, smooth)
- Eastern black nightshade
- Kochia
- Lamb’s-quarters
- Powell pigweed
- Redroot pigweed
- Russian thistle*
- Wild buckwheat
- Yellow woodsorrel
Full crop listing
- Apple
- Asparagus
- Bushberries
- Brassica Head and Stem
- Brassica (cole) Leafy Vegetables
- Cabbage
- Caneberries
- Durum Wheat
- Faba Bean
- Field Peas
- Flax
- Grapes
- Horseradish
- Mint
- Soybeans
- Spring Wheat
- Strawberry
- Sunflower
- Tame Mustard
- Tomatoes
- Tomato (transplant only)
- Tree Nuts
Registered Provinces
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- British Columbia
Product Specifications
Tech Specs
Chemical Group: Group 14 for excellent resistance management
Registered Tank Mixes:
- Nu-Image herbicide
- Express® SG herbicide
- Glyphosate
Timing: Authority® 480 herbicide may be applied in the fall once soil temperatures have cooled to 10 degrees Celsius and prior to snowfall.
Application Information:
- Apply after any heavy harrowing or tillage event.
- If higher disturbance seeding, consider a spring post-seed application.
- Clean out tank after using Authority® 480 herbicide. When spraying Authority® 480 herbicide for multiple days, at the end of each day, rinse tank with water and leave 1/3 full of water overnight.
- Do not apply Authority® 480 herbicide to fields treated with products containing sulfentrazone in the previous year.
- Do not apply to soils classified as coarse-textured soils.
- Do not apply in any type of soil with organic matter lower than 1.5% or greater than 6%.
- Do not use on soils with a pH of 7.8 or greater.
Rates & Packaging: 4 x 3.79 L jugs per case. Each 3.79 L jug treats 32 or 43 acres.
Water Volume: 10 US gal/ac (100 L/ha) provides best uniform soil coverage with medium to coarse droplet sizes.
Mixing Instructions: Fill spray tank one-half to two-thirds full of water. With agitator operating, add the recommended amount of ingredients using the WAMLEGS order.
Rotational intervals and crops:
Any time: Chickpea, faba bean, field pea, flax, potatoes, soybean, sunflowers, tame mustard, wheat (spring and durum; low rate)
4 months: Winter wheat
12 months: Alfalfa, barley, canola, field corn, oats, wheat (spring and durum; low rate)
24 months: Lentils, sweet and popcorn, sorghum
*Suppression
Always read and follow label instructions. Member of CropLife Canada.
Nu-Image is a trademark of Farmer’s Business Network, Inc.
FMC, the FMC logo, Authority and Express are trademarks of FMC Corporation or an affiliate.
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