Agronomy
How do you achieve better plant health and higher yields? Agronomy is the science of soil management and crop production, and these videos feature a wide array of topics that help protect and improve crops all throughout the season. If you want to build better crops, this is the place to start.
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May 17, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Ray Grabanski, lead market analyst for top rated Progressive Ag Marketline, gives this week's Ag market news in 10 minutes or less - along with market recommendations.
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Marestail | Ag PhD
When it comes to this tough winter annual, there can be no horsing around. Rein it in with the Hefty brothers' tried-and-true tips.
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Post-Emerge Soybean Residuals | Ag PhD
How do you keep the weeds out of of your beans these days? The Hefty brothers point you to the best products to get you to crop canopy.
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Satellite Imagery | Ag PhD
From space to soil, new tech is helping farmers unearth key insights. The Heftys say the future of farming is in software like VRAFY.
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Satellite Imagery, Post-Emerge Soybean Residuals, In-Crop Soil Testing | Ag PhD
This week, the Heftys take you from outer space to below your soil's surface, and help you manage your soybeans in between. Saddle up to fight the Weed of the Week, marestail, and we'll end with a lesson from Dad.
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Shocking Root Growth After Just ONE Week! | AgroTech USA
In this video, Robb Dedman from AgroTech USA visits Josh Dutton, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to discuss his firsthand experience using NutriCharge in a recent corn planting trial. With no in-furrow setup on his planter, Josh applied NutriCharge using PowerPlant PPFM as a planter box treatment—just o...
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It's Time For Farmers To Take Back Agriculture | Griggs Farms
Matt gives his opinion how farmers need to realize their power in controlling the ag economy and not just trying to achieve maximum production, leading to suppressed commodity prices. He explains how lower production and purchasing fewer inputs will lead to greater farm prosperity.
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Love Me Dew | Ag PhD
Dew not underestimate the importance of dew. Darren Hefty talks about the benefits of this morning gift for lawns and crops.
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Quackgrass | Ag PhD
It may have a funny name, but this perennial could be the worst weed on the planet. Brian and Darren Hefty show you how to clearly identify it, but aren't exactly sure how to kill it!
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Weeds in Enlist Soybeans | Ag PhD
There's often more than one way to control a weed. The Hefty boys share their tips to help you get better Enlist Beans.
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Products From Soybeans, 2025 Rebate Programs, Weeds in Enlist Soybeans | Ag PhD
If you're a soybean farmer, Brian and Darren made this show just for you! First they tell you what you can make out of soybeans, then they save you money using reward programs, and later it's how to get better weed control in Enlist beans. Quackgrass and dirty sprayers are also tackled.
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Cutting Fertilizer Costs with On-Farm Nitrogen Production | Damian Mason
“The next day after a lightning storm, it’s always greener. That term is called green lightning and that’s what we set out to do.” So says Travis Potter, founder of Green Lightning, a company with a product allowing farmers to make their own nitrogen at a much -reduced price than retail. The oth...
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What is VRAFY? Master Your Agronomic Data | C & B
What is VRAFY? In this video from our Data Days event, Sawyer and Lauralee explain what VRAFY is and how it can be used to store, analyze and understand your agronomic data so you can make effective, data-driven crop input decisions.
Learn more: https://www.vrafy.com/
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Row Cleaners, Insecticides Modes of Action, Spring Pasture Management | Ag PhD
It's that time of the year to make sure your planter does more than plant, your bug killer is not killing the wrong bugs, and your cows can finally enjoy the lush grasses again. The Weed of the Week is black nightshade, and the science of water is revealed in Iron Talk.
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Spring Pasture Management | Ag PhD
Do you give as much attention to your pasture as you do your corn field? The Heftys show that getting the biologicals, fertility, herbicides, and tile right is just what the cows needed.
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Eastern Black Nightshade | Ag PhD
This weed used to literally stop soybean harvest on the Hefty Farm. Brian and Darren share how they learned to control this poisonous annual.
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Make Rain With Your Planter | Ag PhD
Just planted seeds need water to grow. Darren Hefty shares some science to insure that they get more H2O than your neighbors.
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What’s the Biggest Mistake You’ve Made on Your Farm? | The Granary | XtremeAg
What’s the biggest farming mistake you’ve ever made? In this episode of The Granary, Damian Mason pulls up a chair with Dirt Poor star and Missouri farmer Gavin Spoor, along with Galynn Beer of AgroLiquid, and Kelly Garrett of XtremeAg to dig into just that. From the “moron method” to dry fertili...
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Ag PhD Scouting & Scholarships 2025 | Ag PhD
Spend a day in the field, learning farming with Brian and Darren on June 28, 2025. Plus they'll award over 100 college scholarships. Register at agphd.com.
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Dandelion | Ag PhD
They can be double trouble in your lawns and fields. Luckily, the Heftys say this common perennial is as simple to kill as it is to identify.
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Scouting & Scholarships, Soy Defensive Traits, Incorporating Herbicides | Ag PhD
Spring fever is on at the Hefty farm, as Brian and Darren share how to improve your soybeans, improve your early herbicides, and an opportunity to improve the next generation of farmers! The Weed of the Week is a real dandy, and Darren is talking iron as always.
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Soybean Defensive Traits | Ag PhD
There's tolerance and resistance and nothing. Brian and Darren Hefty help you pick the best bean seed for your farm.
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Incorporating Herbicides | Ag PhD
To till or not to till, that is the question. The Hefty boys answer all your questions on how to get the most out of your pre-emerge herbicides.
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Cover Crop Management | Ag PhD
One big difference between cash and cover crops: you never try to kill your money-maker! Darren Hefty explains why and how out-of season fields must always have an end.