A herbicidal composition for upland farming which can control weeds that have been difficult to control, for example, cleavers, chickweed, birdseye speedwell and violet, said composition containing as active ingredients a 3-substituted phenylpyrazole derivative represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, a C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.1-6 haloalkyl group, a C.sub.2-6 alkenyl group or a C.sub.2-6 alkynyl group, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2, which may be the same or different, are halogen atoms, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom) and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of sulfonylurea derivatives, phenylurea derivatives and phenoxy fatty acid derivatives; and a weeding method using said composition.