Herbicide label

Mad Dog 5.4 Herbicide Label

Mad Dog 5.4 (EPA 34704-929) is a Group 9 glyphosate herbicide labeled for 45 crops. The label lists 165 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Mad Dog 5.4 label facts

Crops on the Mad Dog 5.4 label

Mad Dog 5.4 is labeled for these 45 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Mad Dog 5.4 label

The Mad Dog 5.4 label names 186 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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  • alfalfa
  • anoda, spurred
  • bahiagrass
  • barley
  • barley, little
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bassia, fivehook
  • bermudagrass
  • bermudagrass, water
  • bindweed, field
  • bittercress
  • blackberry
  • blackgum
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, bulbous
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • blueweed, texas
  • brackenfern
  • brome, downy
  • brome, japanese
  • bromegrass, smooth
  • burcucumber
  • buttercup
  • canarygrass, reed
  • carpetweed
  • cattail
  • chamise
  • cheat
  • chervil
  • chickweed
  • clover, red
  • clover, white
  • cocklebur, common
  • cogongrass
  • copperleaf, hophornbeam
  • copperleaf, virginia
  • corn, volunteer
  • crabgrass
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • dallisgrass
  • dandelion
  • dwarf dandelion
  • dock, curly
  • dodder
  • dogbane, hemp
  • eclipta
  • eucalyptus
  • eveningprimrose, cutleaf
  • falsedandelion
  • falseflax, smallseed
  • fescue
  • fescue, tall
  • fiddleneck
  • filaree, broadleaf
  • fleabane, annual
  • fleabane, hairy
  • fleabane, rough
  • foxtail
  • foxtail, carolina
  • carolina geranium
  • goatgrass, jointed
  • goosegrass
  • groundsel, common
  • hazel
  • henbit
  • honeysuckle
  • horsenettle
  • horseradish
  • horseweed
  • itchgrass
  • jerusalem artichoke
  • johnsongrass
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • junglerice
  • knapweed
  • knotweed
  • kochia
  • lambsquarters
  • lespedeza
  • prickly lettuce
  • mannagrass, eastern
  • mayweed
  • milkweed, common
  • millet, wild-proso
  • morningglory
  • muhly, wirestem
  • mullein, common
  • mustard, blue
  • mustard, tansy
  • mustard, tumble
  • mustard, wild
  • nightshade, black
  • nightshade, hairy
  • nightshade, silverleaf
  • nutsedge, purple
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • oak, pin
  • oats
  • wild oats
  • orchardgrass
  • pampasgrass
  • panicum, browntop
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • paragrass
  • pennycress, field
  • pepperweed, virginia
  • pigweed
  • poison hemlock
  • poison ivy
  • pokeweed, common
  • purslane
  • pusley, florida
  • quackgrass
  • ragweed, common
  • ragweed, giant
  • reed, giant
  • red rice
  • rocket, london
  • rocket, yellow
  • cereal rye
  • ryegrass
  • ryegrass, italian
  • ryegrass, perennial
  • sage, black
  • salt-cedar
  • sandbur, field
  • sesbania, hemp
  • shattercane
  • shepherd's-purse
  • sicklepod
  • sida, prickly
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • smartweed, ladysthumb
  • smartweed, pennsylvania
  • smartweed, swamp
  • grain sorghum
  • sowthistle, annual
  • sowthistle, perennial
  • needles, spanish
  • speedwell, corn
  • speedwell, purslane
  • sprangletop
  • spurge, annual
  • spurge, prostrate
  • spurge, spotted
  • spurry, umbrella
  • starbur, bristly
  • starthistle, yellow
  • stinkgrass
  • sunflower
  • sweetgum
  • thistle, canada
  • thistle, russian
  • timothy
  • trumpetcreeper
  • vaseygrass
  • velvetgrass
  • velvetleaf
  • virginia creeper
  • waterhemp, common
  • wheat
  • wheat, overwintered
  • wheatgrass, western
  • witchgrass

Partial control

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  • alligatorweed
  • bearmat
  • buckwheat, california
  • catsclaw
  • hasardia
  • monkey flower
  • phragmites
  • sage, white
  • sweet potato, wild
  • thistle, artichoke
  • torpedograss
  • waxmyrtle, southern

Suppression

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  • beggarweed, florida
  • bentgrass
  • dogfennel
  • redvine
  • smutgrass
  • thistle, musk

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • bursage, woolly-leaf
  • mallow
  • spurge, leafy

Mad Dog 5.4 rates and plant-back

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

Application rate

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Mad Dog 5.4 FAQ

What weeds does Mad Dog 5.4 control?

The Mad Dog 5.4 label names 186 weeds, including alfalfa, spurred anoda, bahiagrass, barley, little barley, and common barnyardgrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Mad Dog 5.4 labeled for?

Mad Dog 5.4 is labeled for 45 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and sunflower.

What is the active ingredient in Mad Dog 5.4? Is it a generic?

Mad Dog 5.4's active ingredient is glyphosate (MOA Group 9). 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.