Herbicide label

Volunteer Herbicide Label

Volunteer (EPA 70506-484-55467) is a Group 1 clethodim herbicide labeled for 26 crops. The label lists 55 controlled weeds, plus partial-control, suppression, and partner-control categories.

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

— Volunteer EPA label, Reg. No. 70506-484-55467

Volunteer label facts

Crops on the Volunteer label

Volunteer is labeled for these 26 crops and uses, per the EPA label.

Weeds on the Volunteer label

The Volunteer label names 56 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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  • annual and perennial grasses
  • barley
  • barnyardgrass, common
  • bentgrass
  • bluegrass, annual
  • bluegrass, kentucky
  • bluegrass, roughstalk
  • brome, california
  • brome, cheat
  • brome, downy
  • brome, ripgut
  • canarygrass
  • corn, field
  • 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
  • grain sorghum, volunteer
  • rhizome johnsongrass
  • johnsongrass, seedling
  • junglerice
  • lovegrass, stinkgrass
  • 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
  • sprangletop, amazon
  • sprangletop, bearded
  • sprangletop, mexican
  • sprangletop, red
  • volunteer wheat
  • witchgrass

Controls with a tank-mix partner

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  • broadleaf weeds

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.

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.

Volunteer FAQ

What weeds does Volunteer control?

The Volunteer label names 56 weeds, including annual and perennial grasses, barley, common barnyardgrass, bentgrass, annual bluegrass, and kentucky bluegrass. Control varies by crop, rate, and timing.

What crops is Volunteer labeled for?

Volunteer is labeled for 26 crops and uses, including field corn, soybeans, cotton, sunflower, and potato.

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.