Herbicide label

Priority-S 8E Herbicide Label

Priority-S 8E (EPA 83100-86) is a Group 15 metolachlor herbicide labeled for 17 crops. The label lists 42 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

Priority-S 8E label facts

Crops on the Priority-S 8E label

Priority-S 8E is labeled for these 17 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Priority-S 8E label

The Priority-S 8E label names 54 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 (volunteer seedling)
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, doughstalk
  • bluegrass, kentucky (volunteer seedling)
  • brome, california
  • brome, downy
  • carpetweed
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, prairie
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • fescue, fine (volunteer seedling)
  • rattail fescue
  • fescue, tall (volunteer seedling)
  • foxtail, bristly
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, millet
  • foxtail, yellow
  • galinsoga, hairy
  • galinsoga, smallflower
  • goosegrass
  • nightshade, eastern black
  • nutsedge, yellow
  • orchardgrass (volunteer seedling)
  • panicum, fall
  • pigweed, prostrate
  • pigweed, redroot
  • pigweed, smooth
  • pigweed, tumble
  • pusley, florida
  • red rice
  • ryegrass, italian
  • ryegrass, perennial (volunteer seedling)
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • dayflower, benghal
  • waterhemp, common
  • witchgrass

Partial control

partial12
  • beggarweed, florida
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • eclipta
  • johnsongrass
  • millet, wild-proso
  • nightshade, hairy
  • panicum, texas
  • purslane, common
  • sandbur, field
  • sandbur, Southern
  • shattercane
  • sorghum (volunteer)

Priority-S 8E 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.

Priority-S 8E FAQ

What weeds does Priority-S 8E control?

The Priority-S 8E label names 54 weeds, including palmer amaranth, powell amaranth, common barnyardgrass, bentgrass (volunteer seedling), annual bluegrass, and doughstalk bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Priority-S 8E labeled for?

Priority-S 8E is labeled for 17 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

What is the active ingredient in Priority-S 8E? Is it a generic?

Priority-S 8E'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.