Zn is the complicated micronutrient essential in every crop. Brian and Darren have the ratios and everything else you need to know to get the right amounts of zinc safely in your fields.

Why do some farmers buy their fertilizer, seed, and herbicides extra early? There is great benefit to this method, Brian and Darren walk you through the profit and pitfalls of the farm prepay procedure.

The Hefty brothers talk about identification and control of tar spot, a serious fungal disease in corn.

Brian and Darren share tips on successfully applying boron to your crops.

Gall Midge is dropping yields in the Midwest. Even though there are no control options for the larvae, Brian and Darren offer their three unique options to help prevent this insect from munching on your bean stalks.

Phosphorus is a primary nutrient needed for all plants. However P can be confusing to calculate, Brian and Darren share their knowledge on this immobile input.

K is an unmovable nutrient that needs to be in balance with the other elements in your soil. When used at the optimum percentage, potassium can give you the best stalks, plant health, and yields.

Brian and Darren discuss planting different populations across your corn, soybean, and wheat fields

Brian and Darren discuss the challenges of having too much sodium in your soils.

Compacted soil is sometimes hard to avoid. Brian and Darren tell us how to identify it and how to fix it.

Brian and Darren discuss the many benefits of improving drainage in your fields.

Brian and Darren Hefty explain various issues you may have if you have too much magnesium in your soils.

Calcium may not be a major nutrient, but it's the most important one for building and maintaining your soil. Brian and Darren talk about getting your Ca in balance with K, Mg, H, and Na.

There are 3 clear steps to help prevent and stop rootworm in your corn. Brian and Darren have seen a lot of this pest - find out what has worked on the Hefty Farm.

Learn how applying herbicide after harvest can improve your weed control now and into next year.

Should you apply nitrogen in the fall? Brian and Darren Hefty share some tips on a successful nitrogen program.

Brian and Darren have a lot of experience with strip-till, they share their do's and don'ts with this perfect blend of no-till and conventional tillage.

Exactly how heavy or light is your soil? Getting CEC results in your soil test is necessary before you do many jobs on that field.

The Hefty brothers help you decide if you should cut your planting population when seed corn prices are higher.

See how you can improve your fertility program by matching your soil test data to your yield data.

Brian and Darren tell you the many ways you can drop your pH from an 8 to a 6.5.

If you saw a lot of weeds in this year's harvest, what can you do to make sure they are not back next fall?

Learn about testing for low soil pH and correcting it with lime.

The Hefty brothers discuss various considerations when applying manure to your fields.