Herbicide label

Govee Keeper Herbicide Label

Govee Keeper (EPA 89168-149-89391) is a Group 14 oxyfluorfen herbicide labeled for 7 crops. The label lists 112 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“IMPORTANT: GOVEE KEEPER is a contact herbicide.”

— Govee Keeper EPA label, Reg. No. 89168-149-89391

Govee Keeper label facts

Crops on the Govee Keeper label

Govee Keeper is labeled for these 7 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Govee Keeper label

The Govee Keeper label names 114 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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  • ageratum
  • amaranth, spiny
  • balsamapple
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bedstraw, catchweed
  • bentgrass
  • bittercress, lesser
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • bluegrass, roughstalk
  • buckwheat, wild
  • burclover
  • buttercup, smallflower
  • buttonweed
  • camphorweed
  • canarygrass, annual
  • carpetweed
  • mallow
  • clover, red
  • clover, white
  • cocklebur, common
  • crabgrass, large
  • crotalaria, showy
  • croton, tropic
  • cudweed, narrowleaf
  • dock, curly
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • fine fescue
  • fescue, hard
  • rattail fescue
  • fescue, tall
  • fiddleneck
  • filaree, broadleaf
  • filaree, redstem
  • filaree, whitestem
  • fireweed
  • flixweed
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga
  • carolina geranium
  • goosegrass
  • groundcherry, cutleaf
  • groundcherry, Wright
  • groundsel, common
  • henbit
  • horseweed
  • jimsonweed
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • knotweed, prostrate
  • kochia
  • ladysthumb
  • lambsquarters, common
  • prickly lettuce
  • mallow, little
  • mayweed
  • minerslettuce
  • morning glory, annual
  • morningglory, ivyleaf
  • morningglory, tall
  • mustard, black
  • mustard, blue
  • mustard, common yellow
  • mustard, hedge
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • nettle, burning
  • nightshade, American black
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • wild oats
  • orchardgrass
  • orach, red
  • oxalis
  • panicum, fall
  • pepperweed, virginia
  • pepperweed, yellowflower
  • pigweed, prostrate
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pimpernel, scarlet
  • poinsettia, wild
  • puncturevine
  • purslane, common
  • pusley, florida
  • ragweed, common
  • redmaids
  • rocket, london
  • ryegrass, italian
  • sage, lanceleaf
  • sandbur, field
  • sandspurry, red
  • sesbania, hemp
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sicklepod
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • sorrel, red
  • sowthistle, annual
  • speedwell
  • spurge, garden
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • spurry, corn
  • tansymustard
  • thistle, bull
  • thistle, russian
  • velvetleaf
  • witchgrass
  • witchweed
  • woodsorrel, yellow

Suppression

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  • brome, california
  • ryegrass, perennial

Govee Keeper 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.

Govee Keeper FAQ

What weeds does Govee Keeper control?

The Govee Keeper label names 114 weeds, including ageratum, spiny amaranth, balsamapple, common barnyardgrass, catchweed bedstraw, and bentgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Govee Keeper labeled for?

Govee Keeper is labeled for 7 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, chickpea, and mint.

What is the active ingredient in Govee Keeper? Is it a generic?

Govee Keeper's active ingredient is oxyfluorfen (MOA Group 14). 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.