Herbicide label

Clean Pasture DF Herbicide Label

Clean Pasture DF (EPA 53883-166) is a Group 2 metsulfuron-methyl herbicide labeled for 5 crops. The label lists 36 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“Clean Pasture DF is absorbed through the foliage of broadleaf weeds, rapidly inhibiting growth.”

— Clean Pasture DF EPA label, Reg. No. 53883-166

Clean Pasture DF label facts

Crops on the Clean Pasture DF label

Clean Pasture DF is labeled for these 5 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Clean Pasture DF label

The Clean Pasture DF label names 48 weeds and rates each by how the product handles it: full control, partial control, suppression, or control with a tank-mix partner. A weed can fall at more than one level, because control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

Controls

full control36
  • buttercup, bur
  • catchfly, conical
  • chamomile, false
  • mayweed, chamomile
  • chickweed, common
  • coreopsis, plains
  • cowcockle
  • falseflax, smallseed
  • fiddleneck
  • filaree, broadleaf
  • flixweed
  • groundsel, common
  • henbit
  • kochia
  • ladysthumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • lambsquarters, slimleaf
  • prickly lettuce
  • miner's lettuce
  • mustard, blue
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • pennycress, field
  • purslane, common
  • shepherd's-purse
  • smartweed, green
  • smartweed, pale
  • speedwell, snow
  • sunflower
  • tansymustard
  • thistle, russian
  • wallflower, bushy
  • waterpod
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, tumble

Suppression

suppression6
  • buckwheat, wild
  • gromwell, corn
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • sowthistle, annual
  • sunflower, annual
  • thistle, canada

Controls with a tank-mix partner

needs partner6
  • cocklebur, common
  • horseweed
  • sunflower, wild
  • wild oats
  • puncturevine
  • velvetleaf

Clean Pasture DF rates and plant-back

The label answers both with a table, not a single number. Here is what drives each answer.

Application rate

Your rate depends on your crop.

Get the rate for your field: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact per-acre rate for your crop from the label line.

Plant-back and rotation

Your interval depends on your application rate and the rotational crop.

Get the interval for your rotation: build a program and FieldMarshal gives you the exact plant-back for your rotational crop from the label line.

Clean Pasture DF FAQ

What weeds does Clean Pasture DF control?

The Clean Pasture DF label names 48 weeds, including bur buttercup, conical catchfly, false chamomile, chamomile mayweed, common chickweed, and plains coreopsis. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Clean Pasture DF labeled for?

Clean Pasture DF is labeled for 5 crops and uses, including wheat, barley, sorghum, fallow, and durum wheat.

What is the active ingredient in Clean Pasture DF? Is it a generic?

Clean Pasture DF's active ingredient is metsulfuron-methyl (MOA Group 2). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

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Last updated 2026-09-30.