Plants need food and after harvest is the best time to spread some of those nutrients for the next season. Darren Hefty explains the chemistry behind fall fertilizing in this Ag Minute.

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

What happens if you lose the top growing point in a plant? What is the perfect percentage for K with other nutrients? And how can you manage compacted soils on the farm? Plus henbit and post-harvest checklists.

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.

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

What happens if your top growing point is lost? Brian and Darren Hefty explain what agronomists call apical dominance in today's Farm Basics.

Brian and Darren offer their solutions for stopping this winter annual in corn, soybeans, and wheat.

Join Midwest Laboratories Field Representative, Ashley Babl, as she discusses the importance of Soil Health testing with members of the Nebraska NRCS office.

In part 3, Aaron of the Nebraska NRCS office gives a demonstration of how different outside forces can effect soil health.

Join Midwest Laboratories Field Representative, Ashley Babl, as she discusses the importance of Soil Health testing with members of the Nebraska NRCS office.

In part 2 we go over some important characteristics of Soil Health.

Join Midwest Laboratories Field Representative, Ashley Babl, as she discusses the importance of Soil Health testing with members of the Nebraska NRCS office.

In part 1, we give an introduction to Soil Health. Follow us for parts 2 and 3.

Learn how to calculate shatter loss in corn, and steps you could take to reduce your losses.

What's the best way to fight weeds in your trees, what are Brian & Darren's 3 steps to rootworm control, and what's the best number for calcium in your soil? Plus we talk marestail and deep fertilizer placement in today's show.

Marestail is a roundup-resistant winter annual that can be tricky to stop in fields. Brian and Darren offer solutions in corn, soybeans, and wheat.

Ideas on how to start and maintain rows of trees around your farm. Brian and Darren share products and techniques to kill the weeds not the trees.

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.

There’s an industry within the world’s most important industry that most folks probably don’t think a lot about but it’s huge and it’s growing: The fats and oils side of Ag. Vegetable oil demand is growing, not just because of human consumption but also as a fuel source with renewable diesel and ...

While Ag’s detractors often paint Agriculture as an environmental villain, I promote Agriculture as an environmental solution. Renewable energy, carbon sequestration, water filtration, and enviro benefit via land management are all enhanced through Agriculture. In the future we may also be a rese...

There’s way more to Montana than just Yellowstone — the park AND the popular television show. Montana agriculture is diverse, productive, and as big as the Big Sky state. The state produces wheat, oats, flax, canola, camelina, lentils, peas, and more. Justin Miller, a fifth generation Montana far...

The Columbia - Snake River system consists of 465 miles of river that acts as Agricultural infrastructure. The waterways and their 8 dams allow barges to move 10% of America’s exported wheat and 40% of the inland Northwest’s total wheat production. In short, the river system is vital for food pro...

Biologicals are the newest iteration in Ag inputs but they’ve actually been around for several decades and they still lack consistent results. Consolidation among Ag’s biggest players has left just a handful of huge companies — will they all still be here in a decade? If so, who will they acquire...

Is your water source working against your fertility plan? If you you have irrigation on your farm, you likely sleep a little better at night knowing that you have some control over stress levels of your crop throughout the season. But, as Kelly and Mike discovered, the EC of their water was a pre...

Darren Hefty explains what a cover crop is and why some farmers plant them after harvest.

A new white paper produced by a team of members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers outlines 13 trends impacting the future of production Agriculture. In this two-part episode I am joined by an AEM panel to dig into the trends and provide outlook on the rapid changes coming to Ag over t...

A new white paper produced by a team of members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers outlines 13 trends impacting the future of production Agriculture. In this two-part episode I am joined by an AEM panel to dig into the trends and provide outlook on the rapid changes coming to Ag over t...