Herbicide label

Volunteer Herbicide Label

Volunteer (EPA 59639-3-55467) is a Group 1 clethodim herbicide labeled for 18 crops. The label lists 55 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

“VOLUNTEER is a selective postemergence herbicide for control of annual and perennial grasses.”

— Volunteer EPA label, Reg. No. 59639-3-55467

Volunteer label facts

Crops on the Volunteer label

Volunteer is labeled for these 18 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Volunteer label

The Volunteer label names 61 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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  • barley
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bentgrass
  • bermudagrass
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • bluegrass, roughstalk
  • brome, california
  • brome, cheat
  • brome, downy
  • brome, ripgut
  • canarygrass
  • corn, volunteer
  • crabgrass, hairy
  • crabgrass, large
  • crabgrass, smooth
  • crabgrass, southern
  • crowfootgrass
  • cupgrass, southwestern
  • cupgrass, woolly
  • fescue, tall
  • foxtail barley
  • foxtail, giant
  • foxtail, green
  • foxtail, yellow
  • goosegrass
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • rhizome johnsongrass
  • junglerice
  • lovegrass species
  • foxtail, millet
  • millet, wild-proso
  • muhly, wirestem
  • oats
  • wild oats
  • orchardgrass
  • panicum, fall
  • panicum, texas
  • quackgrass
  • rabbitsfootgrass
  • red rice
  • rye, volunteer
  • ryegrass, hardy
  • ryegrass, italian
  • sandbur, field
  • shattercane
  • signalgrass, broadleaf
  • sorghum, volunteer grain
  • sprangletop, amazon
  • sprangletop, bearded
  • sprangletop, mexican
  • sprangletop, red
  • stinkgrass
  • volunteer wheat
  • witchgrass

Suppression

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  • corn, volunteer (sethoxydim-resistant)
  • grass, annual
  • grass, perennial
  • fescue, tall seed-heads

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • foxtail
  • volunteer cereals

Volunteer 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.

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Volunteer FAQ

What weeds does Volunteer control?

The Volunteer label names 61 weeds, including barley, common barnyardgrass, bentgrass, bermudagrass, annual bluegrass, and kentucky bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Volunteer labeled for?

Volunteer is labeled for 18 crops and uses, including soybeans, cotton, sunflower, potato, and peanut.

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

Volunteer's active ingredient is clethodim (MOA Group 1). 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.