Herbicide label

Confidence Herbicide Label

Confidence (EPA 524-473) is a Group 15 acetochlor herbicide labeled for 5 crops. The label lists 27 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Confidence label facts

Crops on the Confidence label

Confidence is labeled for these 5 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Confidence label

The Confidence label names 50 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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  • barnyardgrass, common
  • carpetweed
  • crabgrass
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, prairie
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga
  • goosegrass
  • henbit
  • lambsquarters, common
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • panicum, browntop
  • panicum, fall
  • pigweed
  • purslane
  • pusley, florida
  • ragweed, common
  • red rice
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • sprangletop, red
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass

Partial control

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  • beggarweed, florida
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • jimsonweed
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • kochia
  • foxtail, millet
  • millet, proso
  • wild oats
  • panicum, texas
  • sandbur
  • shattercane
  • sida, prickly
  • smartweed
  • starbur, bristly
  • velvetleaf
  • volunteer wheat

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • cocklebur, common
  • groundcherry, annual
  • morningglory
  • mustard
  • ragweed, giant
  • sicklepod
  • sunflower, annual

Confidence 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.

Confidence FAQ

What weeds does Confidence control?

The Confidence label names 50 weeds, including common barnyardgrass, carpetweed, crabgrass, crowfootgrass, prairie cupgrass, and woolly cupgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Confidence labeled for?

Confidence is labeled for 5 crops and uses, including field corn, seed corn, corn silage, sweet corn, and popcorn.

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

Confidence's active ingredient is acetochlor (MOA Group 15). 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.