Herbicide label

Compensa Herbicide Label

Compensa (EPA 83529-71) is a Group 2 and 14 imazethapyr and sulfentrazone herbicide labeled for 6 crops. The label lists 55 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Compensa label facts

Crops on the Compensa label

Compensa is labeled for these 6 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Compensa label

The Compensa label names 61 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

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  • amaranth, palmer
  • amaranth, spiny
  • amaranth, spleen
  • anoda, spurred
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • cocklebur, common
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crabgrass, southern
  • goosegrass
  • morningglory, entireleaf
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, palmleaf
  • morningglory, purple
  • morningglory, red
  • morningglory, scarlet
  • morningglory, tall
  • nightshade, black
  • nutsedge, purple
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • sedge, annual
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • waterhemp, common
  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • beggarweed, florida
  • carpetweed
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • crownbeard, golden
  • daisy, american
  • eclipta
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • groundcherry, clammy
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • jimsonweed
  • ladysthumb
  • marshelder
  • morningglory, pitted
  • morningglory, smallflower
  • mustard, black
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, hairy
  • poinsettia, wild
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters, common
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth

Suppression

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  • foxtail, bristly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • shattercane

Compensa 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.

Compensa FAQ

What weeds does Compensa control?

The Compensa label names 61 weeds, including palmer amaranth, spiny amaranth, spleen amaranth, spurred anoda, common barnyardgrass, and common cocklebur. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Compensa labeled for?

Compensa is labeled for 6 crops and uses, including soybeans, peanut, chickpea, dry edible bean, and field pea.

What is the active ingredient in Compensa? Is it a generic?

Compensa's active ingredient is imazethapyr and sulfentrazone (MOA Group 2 and 14). Other products list the same active ingredient; rates, formulations, and labeled crops differ — verify each on its own label.

Sources

Last updated 2026-09-30.