Ag PhD Full Episodes
5 Seasons
Hosted by Brian and Darren Hefty, Ag PhD brings new information on how to improve crop health throughout the season, protect the environment, and produce more yields at harvest. New episodes weekly.
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Drying Grain, Residue Management, Matching Soil Test Data to Yield Data | Ag PhD
Episode 1330
Find out how farmers dry grain down to an ideal moisture percentage, how to manage residue in fields to avoid harm to the next crop, and how to increase yield and profitability by correlating your soil test data to your yield data.
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Discolored Soybeans, How to Fix High Soil pH, Fall Herbicide Spraying | Ag PhD
Episode 1329
What if your soybeans turn out purple, or your soil pH is 8, or you have a lot of perennial weeds after harvest? The Hefty brothers have these answers, and also talk prostrate pigweed, and corn shatter loss in this episode.
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Corn Silage vs Grain, Soybean Harvest Moisture, Raising Soil pH | Ag PhD
Episode 1328
Learn why farmers choose to harvest their corn for grain or as silage, why you should harvest your soybeans at a higher moisture percentage, and how to raise a low soil pH.
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Automatic Bin Fan Controls, Fall Pasture Spraying, Grids vs Zones | Ag PhD
Episode 1327
The coming of fall means keeping your grain at the right moisture now through technology, weeding your livestock grass for a spring grazing, and soil sampling in a clear and organized fashion. Plus the Hefty brothers discuss creeping charlie and deep fertilizer placement.
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Personal Protective Equipment, Problem Weed Control Fields, How To Soil Sample
Episode 1326
Learn how to stay safe when applying pesticides, how to finally get rid of persistent weeds in your fields, and best practices for soil sampling.
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Re-Entry Intervals, Herbicide Carryover, Pasture Fertility Programs | Ag PhD
Episode 1325
The Hefty brothers talk pesticide safety for humans, animals, and next year's crop. Soil sampling is the key to great pasture grasses. The Weed of the Week is fall panicum and Iron Talk covers cleaning up after a downed corn harvest.
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Pre-Harvest Intervals, Fall Alfalfa Seeding, Winter Wheat Seed Treatments|Ag PhD
Episode 1324
Brian and Darren explain what a pre-harvest interval is, why seeding alfalfa in the late summer or early fall is a good idea, and what to apply to your winter wheat seed to help your crop get off to a great start.
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Soybean Reproductive Stages, Wheat Herbicides, Cover Crop Conversation | Ag PhD
Episode 1323
The Hefty brothers talk flowers and pods in beans, what exactly to put down on wheat, and how two months of late oats save the soil. The Weed of the Week is horsenettle. And Iron Talk is buzzing with bees.
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Corn Reproductive Stages, Grain Bin Preparation, Late-Season Rain In Soybeans
Episode 1322
Brian and Darren discuss the basics of corn reproduction, how to prepare your grain bins for harvest season, and how August rains can benefit your soybeans.
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Warm vs. Cool-Season Grasses, Test Weight and Protein, Tar Spot Disease | Ag PhD
Episode 1321
The Hefty Brothers discuss how the weather can effect your lawn, how to increase your yield and quality of your wheat, and how they control corn diseases on their farm. Plus they talk buffalobur and windrowers.
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Removing Crop Residue, Post-Harvest Burndown, Late-Season Soybean Fungicides
Episode 1320
Learn why some farmers remove wheat straw or other residue after harvest, what products to use for a post-harvest burndown this summer, and why you shouldn't stop your soybean fungicide program too early this season.
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Starting Shelterbelts, 2023 Drought Tips, Spider Mite Management | Ag PhD
Episode 1319
Brian and Darren talk about nutrients for trees, how to prepare for lack of rain, and why the mites do well in the drought. The Weed of the Week is common knotweed and Iron Talk is about slowing down your sprayer.
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Ag PhD Field Day 2023, Late-Season Weeds In Corn, Late-Season Soybean Diseases
Episode 1318
Brian and Darren invite you to the 2023 Ag PhD Field Day. Then they discuss whether or not you should control large weeds in your corn around brown silk stage, and how to prevent various late-season diseases in soybeans.
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All About Barns, Alfalfa Summer Treatments, Late Season Insects | Ag PhD
Episode 1317
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Grass Waterways, Aerial Application, Foliar Feeding | Ag PhD
Episode 1316
Brian and Darren talk about the purpose of grass waterways, what you should consider when calling your aerial applicator, and things to know about foliar feeding during the season.
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Soybean Flowering, Satellite Imagery, Tar Spot is Coming | Ag PhD
Episode 1315
Brian and Darren Hefty talk about why June 21st is significant in soybeans, plus a great new way to study your fields, and what is being done to stop the latest corn disease headed your way. The Weed of the Week is smallflower buttercup. And state of the art farm shops are shown.
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Plant Growth Hormones, Dicamba • Enlist • Liberty • Roundup, White Mold | Ag PhD
Episode 1314
This week, Brian and Darren discuss the use of plant growth hormones on the farm, how to get the most out of your dicamba, Enlist, Liberty, or Roundup application in soybeans, and how to minimize white mold pressure in soybeans.
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Ag PhD Field Day, Herbicide Carryover, Later-Season Wheat Treatments | Ag PhD
Episode 1313
Brian and Darren Hefty explain all the great things in Field Day, how to avoid hurting future crops with previous year's sprays, and what your wheat wants at both flag leaf and heading stages. The Weed of the Week is yellow foxtail and the Iron Talk is about air inversions.
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Corn Maturity Selection, Plant Tissue Analysis, Iron Deficiency Chlorosis|Ag PhD
Episode 1312
Learn how farmers decide what maturity of corn to plant, how to improve your fertility program by doing plant tissue analysis, and how to fix iron deficiency chlorosis in soybeans.
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Ag PhD Scouting and Scholarships, Humic and Fulvic Acid, Sidedressing Nutrients
Episode 1311
In this episode the Hefty brothers talk about helping those new to farming, biologicals that you may not have heard of yet, and applying N, S, and B after your crop has come up. The Weed of the Week is compass plant. Plus Darren talks about paying $640/hr to spray fields!
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How Much Seed Do Farmers Buy, Late-Planted Corn, Post-Emerge Soybean Herbicides
Episode 1310
Learn how farmers decide how much seed to purchase when planting the farm, how to maximize yield when planting corn later in the season, and the best ways to control weeds post-emerge in soybeans.
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Sweet vs. Field Corn, Post-Emerge Corn Herbicides, Early Season Insects | Ag PhD
Episode 1309
Why don't people eat the corn produced by most farmers, what are the best products for weed control in growing corn, and what are the bugs you should be scouting for right now? Brian and Darren answer these questions and discuss cursed crowfoot and planter technology.
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Increasing Stalk Size, Keeping Dicamba on Target, Soybean Post Residual | Ag PhD
Episode 1308
In this episode, Brian and Darren Hefty talk about how growers can reduce lodging in crops by increasing stalk size. They discuss how to reduce drift and volatility issues when applying dicamba, and what residual products you could spray post-emerge in soybeans.
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Herbicide Vapor Pressure, Managing Lentils, Palisade Performance | Ag PhD
Episode 1307
The Hefty brothers discuss vaporization/volatility, everything lentils, and raising a small crop on purpose. The Weed of the Week is whorled milkweed and there's an Iron Talk on sprayers.