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You listened/watched to the debate in part 1 (To Tissue Sample Or Not?), and you've decided you want to be a better tissue sampler now. In part 2, Chad, Molly and Stephanie talk about and demonstrate the best practices for tissue sampling.

Chad Henderson has been applying sugar to his crop well before it was a "thing." In fact, before it was commercially available for agriculture use, Chad got his supply from the local warehouse supermarket until they stopped selling it to him as they thought he was making illegal whiskey.He knows ...

Italian ryegrass is easy to spot during wheat harvest and can often indicate an ineffective management approach. In this Tech Talk, join FMC Technical Service Manager Bruce Steward as he discusses preemergent and postemergent control strategies to help avoid yield losses from problematic wheat we...

Find out about the many things you can learn by digging a root pit.

You have get your fingers into the soil throughout the year to be a good farmer says Darren Hefty.

Volunteer wheat is trouble anywhere, but your wheat field! Brian and Darren talk control in corn and soybeans.

An estimated 5% or less of all farmers actually engage in regular tissue sampling of their crops. So, if you are not doing it, you are not alone. But that may not make it right. Chad believes in tissue sampling, sort of, and in certain situations, but he certainly does not live or die by the almi...

Brian and Darren talk about insects, the lack of N/P/K seen in crops, the last fungicide/insecticide application of the year, protecting bees, and volunteer wheat.

Do you need one more application of fungicide or insecticide this season? To spray or not to spray, that is the question the Hefty brothers answer today.

Late season scouting can uncover many nutrient deficiencies in your fields. There may not be much you can do for this year's crop, but Brian and Darren say identification is the best way to begin planning for next year.

What's the deal with the second ear? Do you want a second ear? It is another ear of corn after all that contributes to yield, right? Or is it a bad thing that takes nutrients away from the primary ear? So is a second ear a good thing or a bad thing? We pose the question: 2 Ear or Not 2 Ear? Let's...

Farming has changed significantly in the past few decades, and at top of the list in changes has been the increased availability and use of biologicals on modern farms. Will there soon be a time when all crop protection inputs will be biological based? Damian talks to Matt Miles and Trey Curtis f...

FMC Technical Service Manager Bruce Steward in back on the road! This time he’s in Oklahoma providing an overview on how Steward® EC insecticide can help mitigate alfalfa weevil damage, a problem that can take a bite out of many growers’ bottom lines. He’ll also outline ways FMC is monitoring alf...

Brian and Darren invite you to Field Day 2022, examine prevent-plant acres, and discuss soybean fungicides. Plus prickly lettuce control and the burndown sprayer considerations in this episode.

The Heftys tell you what can be done now to make prevent-plant acres yield well next season.

This winter annual doesn't belong in a salad nor in your fields, Brian and Darren talk prickly lettuce control in corn, beans, and wheat.

Brian and Darren talk about the necessity of applying fungicides mid and late season to keep your soybeans healthy and disease-free.

Can corn get too hot? Darren Hefty talks about ideal temperatures for crops.

This episode Brian and Darren Hefty talk about tar spot in corn, and gall midge in soybeans. Plus the weed is white clover, Iron Talk focuses on nitrogen applications, and is it heat or day-length primary for growing your corn and soybeans?.

Where is tar spot? What does it look like? And what can farmers do to manage this fungus? Darren Hefty talks about the worst disease you can have in corn.

Is it sun or heat that grows your crop? Brian and Darren Hefty explain why it's both when looking at corn and soybeans.

You find this pesty perennial in fields and yards; Brian and Darren give you the right chemical to control white clover.