Herbicide label
Ladem Herbicide Label
Ladem (EPA 34704-1073) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 15 crops. The label lists 42 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.
Ladem label facts
- Product Ladem
- EPA Reg. No. 34704-1073
- Registrant Loveland Products, Inc.
- Active ingredient metolachlor
- MOA group 15
Crops on the Ladem label
Ladem is labeled for these 15 crops and uses, per the EPA label.
Weeds on the Ladem label
The Ladem label names 84 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 control42- amaranth, palmer
- amaranth, powell
- barnyardgrass, common
- bentgrass
- bluegrass, annual
- bluegrass, kentucky
- bluegrass, roughstalk
- brome, california
- brome, downy
- carpetweed
- crabgrass, large
- crabgrass, smooth
- crowfootgrass
- cupgrass, prairie
- cupgrass, southwestern
- fine fescue
- rattail fescue
- fescue, tall
- foxtail, bristly
- foxtail, giant
- foxtail, green
- foxtail, millet
- foxtail, yellow
- galinsoga, hairy
- galinsoga, smallflower
- goosegrass
- nightshade, eastern black
- nutsedge, yellow
- orchardgrass
- panicum, fall
- pigweed, prostrate
- pigweed, redroot
- pigweed, smooth
- pigweed, tumble
- pusley, florida
- red rice
- ryegrass, italian
- ryegrass, perennial
- signalgrass, broadleaf
- dayflower, benghal
- waterhemp, common
- witchgrass
Partial control
partial12- beggarweed, florida
- cupgrass, woolly
- eclipta
- johnsongrass, seedling
- millet, wild-proso
- nightshade, hairy
- panicum, texas
- purslane, common
- sandbur, field
- sandbur, southern
- shattercane
- sorghum, volunteer
Controls with a tank-mix partner
needs partner37- bindweed, field
- cocklebur, common
- coffeeweed
- groundcherry
- junglerice
- mallow
- wild oats
- crabgrass
- cupgrass, woolly
- millet, wild-proso
- jimsonweed
- johnsongrass, seedling
- sandbur, field
- kochia
- lambsquarters
- mallow, venice
- mustard, wild
- morningglory
- mustard
- nightshade, hairy
- panicum, browntop
- panicum, texas
- pigweed
- purslane, common
- ragweed, giant
- sesbania, hemp
- sicklepod
- sida, prickly
- smartweed
- spurge, annual
- spurge, hyssop
- spurge, nodding
- spurge, prostrate
- spurge, spotted
- starbur, bristly
- stinging nettle
- velvetleaf
Ladem 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.
Ladem FAQ
What weeds does Ladem control?
The Ladem label names 84 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, bentgrass, annual bluegrass, and kentucky bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.
What crops is Ladem labeled for?
Ladem is labeled for 15 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.
What is the active ingredient in Ladem? Is it a generic?
Ladem's active ingredient is metolachlor (MOA Group 15). 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.