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Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (amine concentrate, acreage volume)
Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon Review
★★★★☆ 4.3/5
our editor rating how we score4.4/5 from 1,657 shoppers at Amazon — their number, not ours.
$34–$42
Typical price · 1 gallon concentrate — acreage-scale volume
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The same 2,4-D amine in a gallon rather than a quart, which is the size that makes sense once you are spraying a paddock rather than a lawn.
Our Verdict
This is a volume decision rather than a chemistry one. The active is 2,4-D amine, the same working ingredient as the quart bottles, and the listing describes it for acreage operators — which is the honest use case. On a suburban lawn a gallon of 2,4-D concentrate is more than you will use before you should be questioning why you are spraying that much; on two to twenty acres of pasture or paddock it is the size that stops you re-ordering mid-job. The per-application cost falls sharply at this volume. Everything true of 2,4-D generally applies here: broadleaf only, nothing on grassy weeds or sedges, a heat restriction on most labels, and a target list that is narrower than the phrase broadleaf herbicide suggests. For pasture specifically, the grazing and haying restriction on the label is the number to read before the rate — UGA notes restrictions across products range from seven days to a year, and that a product with no beef restriction may still carry one for dairy.
✅ Pros
- Gallon volume drops the cost per treated acre well below quart-sized bottles
- 1,657 Amazon ratings
- Amine formulation, appropriate for grazed pasture rather than the brush ester
- Labelled across the range of sites an acreage owner actually has
⚠️ Cons
- Far more product than a suburban lawn needs, and herbicide does not improve in storage
- Broadleaf only — no grassy weeds, no sedges
- Grazing and haying restrictions apply on pasture and are product-specific; read them before the rate
- Heat restrictions on most 2,4-D labels still apply at this volume
Product type
Selective Broadleaf Herbicide (amine concentrate, acreage volume)
Active ingredient
2,4-D dimethylamine salt 11.84% (9.83% acid equivalent, 0.85 lb per gallon)
Price range
$34–$42
Coverage
1 gallon concentrate — acreage-scale volume
Best for
Pasture, paddock and acreage broadleaf control, where a quart bottle runs out mid-job
our editor rating
4.3 out of 5
Where our facts come from
Label read on the registrant's own PDF
EPA Reg. No. 228-238-7401
We read the printed label published by the company that holds the registration. EPA hosts no PDF for this one, so this is the best available text.
What we found when we read it
Label read 2026-08-02 on the registrant's own site. EPA Reg. 228-238-7401 — a distributor product: base registration 228-238 sold under Voluntary Purchasing Group's company number 7401, the same distributor code as the other Hi-Yield and Fertilome products here, so the printed label is a subset of the base label's uses. Dimethylamine salt of 2,4-D 11.84%, acid equivalent 9.83% = 0.85 lb per gallon. Note how low that acid equivalent is next to the agricultural esters we review at 5.5 lb/gal — the comparison that makes 'gallon volume' misleading on this shelf unless you compare acid equivalent rather than pack size.
Where this page and the container disagree, the container wins — the label is the legal authority on rates and restrictions. How to read one yourself.
Where This Product Matters
Matched against each state's actual disease, weed and pest pressure.
Alaska
Alaska hub →DandelionBroadleaf and common plantain
Application window: June through July, inside the same short window everything else happens in. There is no autumn second chance
Colorado
Colorado hub →Dandelion
Application window: May–June and September; high-altitude sun makes stressed turf easy to injure, so spot-treat rather than blanket-spray
Connecticut
Connecticut hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: Broadleaf sprays in May–June and again in September, when the weeds are moving sugars to the roots; skip July and August, when a stressed cool-season lawn takes the injury and the weed does not
Idaho
Idaho hub →Dandelion
Application window: Late April into June, then September into October; skip the July and early August heat, which is also when UI's own fertilizer schedule goes quiet
Illinois
Illinois hub →Dandelion
Application window: May–June and September; fall beats creeping charlie best
Indiana
Indiana hub →Dandelion
Application window: October is the most effective month for broadleaf weeds; never apply above 80°F or to drought-stressed turf
Iowa
Iowa hub →Dandelion
Application window: October, and October is most of it — but check the wind and the date against what is happening in the fields, because early-summer growth-regulator drift is a real seasonal risk here and your own spray carries the same way
Kansas
Kansas hub →Dandelion
Application window: April into May and again in September–October; avoid July and August, when a tall fescue lawn here is already at its limit
Maine
Maine hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: June, then a narrow late-August to mid-September window. Maine's usable autumn is the shortest in New England
Massachusetts
Massachusetts hub →Dandelion
Application window: A narrow autumn is the real window here: late September into October, after the summer heat and before New England's early frost closes the season
Michigan
Michigan hub →Dandelion
Application window: May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Minnesota
Minnesota hub →Dandelion
Application window: Late May–June and September; autumn is the stronger window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Missouri
Missouri hub →Dandelion
Application window: April–May and September–October; skip summer sprays on drought-stressed fescue
Montana
Montana hub →DandelionCommon plantainCanada thistle and other listed noxious weeds pushing in from unmanaged edges
Application window: June, then late August into September. In a sub-100-day valley there is no third chance
Nebraska
Nebraska hub →Dandelion
Application window: Late spring and again from late August through September, when perennial broadleaf weeds are moving reserves to the root
New Hampshire
New Hampshire hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: Late May into June, then late August through September. The autumn window closes earlier here than anywhere else in southern New England
New Jersey
New Jersey hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
New Mexico
New Mexico hub →Kochia and Russian thistle at the dry margins
Application window: Spring and early autumn; in the south skip the June heat entirely, and in the north the usable autumn window closes by early October
New York
New York hub →Dandelion
Application window: May and September–October; autumn is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
North Dakota
North Dakota hub →DandelionCommon plantain
Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into early September. There is no third opportunity
Ohio
Ohio hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: May–June and September; fall applications hit dandelion taproots hardest
Oregon
Oregon hub →Creeping buttercup (wet valley ground)Dandelion
Application window: March–May and September–October; the long mild shoulder seasons give more usable spray days than most states get
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hub →Dandelion
Application window: May and September — fall is the knockout window for perennial broadleaf weeds
Rhode Island
Rhode Island hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: Broadleaf work in May–June and again in September; the September pass is the one that holds, because the weed is moving reserves down
South Dakota
South Dakota hub →DandelionCommon plantain
Application window: Early to mid-June, then late August into September, which is the pass that actually holds on perennial broadleaf weeds
Utah
Utah hub →Dandelion
Application window: May and September, avoiding the intense midsummer heat on the label
Vermont
Vermont hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: Late May through June, then a short late-August to mid-September window. Vermont's autumn window is the narrowest in New England
Virginia
Virginia hub →Dandelion
Application window: April–May and September–October; skip sprays on heat-stressed fescue in July and August
Washington
Washington hub →ButtercupDandelion
Application window: April–May and September–October; WSU caps applications at 80°F, stricter than the 85–90°F ceilings used elsewhere
West Virginia
West Virginia hub →Broadleaf plantain
Application window: April into May and again in September–October. Skip July and August: this is transition-zone country and a heat-stressed tall fescue lawn absorbs the injury the weed does not
Wisconsin
Wisconsin hub →DandelionBroadleaf plantain
Application window: Early to mid-fall is the favourable window for dandelion and other perennial broadleaf weeds
Wyoming
Wyoming hub →DandelionCommon plantainCanada thistle and other listed noxious species moving in from unmanaged edges
Application window: June, then late August into September. UW's own framing is useful: a slow-release application covers a 90 to 100 day growing season, which is roughly the entire Wyoming season
Common questions
Common Questions
How much does Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon cost?
Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon typically runs $34–$42, covering 1 gallon concentrate — acreage-scale volume.
What does Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon treat?
Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon targets thistle, buttercup, dandelion, plantain, ragweed.
What is the active ingredient in Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon?
2,4-D dimethylamine salt 11.84% (9.83% acid equivalent, 0.85 lb per gallon), registered under EPA Reg. No. 228-238-7401.
What is the biggest downside of Hi-Yield 2,4-D Selective Weed Killer, 1 Gallon?
Far more product than a suburban lawn needs, and herbicide does not improve in storage
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