David Hula and Randy Dowdy have battled their way through some serious challenges to get to harvest time. With everything on the line, these two warriors have strategically managed their crops to produced the highest yield possible, while still making a profit. See how they do it, right here on...

Kevin Kalb, Dan Luepkes and Matt Swanson are ready to pick their plots and see how the year has played out. Nature had some last minute surprises for one contestant.

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Matt Swanson makes his final assessment of his crop for the year. David Hula gets a visit from Justin Algaier of the Brandt Nascar Racing team. All five warriors discuss the year at the Hefty field day in Princeton, IL.

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Hula, Luepkes and Swanson make a final pass on the Corn and pray that everything holds together for the last month of the growing season.

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Randy Dowdy is faced with one challenge after another this year. Mother nature seems to have it out for him as she dumps rain on south Georgia. Kevin Kalb checks his corn and prepares final touches to his contest fields. Swanson has something to say.

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David Hula and Matt Swanson are dealing with serious challenges this year. The corn is dying from not enough water and the wind is snapping the corn in half. Mother nature is not in a good mood this year.

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Randy Dowdy started with a drought but now the rain is giving him a much different obstacle. Dan Luepkes is held up by rain but gets right back in the fields. Every time the Warriors turn around, the rain is running the show.

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David Hula and Kevin Kalb both deal with challenges this year, but one issue that they can control is sprayer blight.

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All 5 Corn Warriors give a recap of planting in 2018. The drama heats up a little as Randy throws some jabs at one of the other Warriors.

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Randy Dowdy is managing his corn crop and asking for less rain. He has a special surprise in store for David Hula this year. Kevin Kalb is having a great start to the season, but still deals with challenges on the farm.

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Matt Swanson and Dan Luepkes both farm in the state of Illinois. Matt is getting his new planter put together while Dan is starting to plant his crops.

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Corn King, David Hula and World Record breaking, Randy Dowdy go head to head in the premiere of season 2 of Corn Warriors. They have both yielded over 500 bushels per acre, but only one of them can be the Corn King. Watch as these Warriors compete with Kevin Kalb, Dan Luepkes and Matt Swanson f...

All the Corn Warriors (David Hula, Kevin Kalb, Dan Luepkes, Matt Swanson and Mike Rother) get together to discuss the challenges and successes they had throughout the 2017 planting season. Learn who got the highest yield for the year and is crowned King of the Corn.

David Hula and Kevin Kalb harvest their 2017 corn crops in this episode of Corn Warriors. They both had a great year and are excited to see what kind of yields they get in their contest plots.

Matt Swanson, Dan Luepkes and Mike Rother head back out to the fields to harvest their 2017 Corn crops. They all have one goal in common, to get the highest yield possible. Who will emerge as champion of Corn Warriors 2017?

Kevin Kalb examines his crop. Matt Swanson puts a plane in the air and sprays for Japanese beetles.

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Mike Rother checks his roots and Dan Luepkes tissue samples beans.

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Kevin Kalb deals with the aftermath of a flooding event, keeps planting, and starts spraying.

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Dan Luepkes and Matt Swanson check their crops and run their sprayers.

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Follow Mike Rother and David Hula as they deal with the aftermath of challenging weather events including weeks of heavy rain and an unexpected hail storm.

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Matt Swanson, Mike Rother, and Dan Luepkes begin their 2017 planting season in hopes of getting top yield this year in the NCGA competition. The quest for this title is an elusive one, but these farmers are pulling out all the stops in order to come out on top. Some of them have even tasted victo...

Five American farmers take to the field on an epic journey and battle for the corn crown. They all have different ground and various challenges each year, but this year they are adding a new challenge. They are competing with each other for the highest bushels per acre in 1 acre plot. They all...

So far in the Back 2 Basics video series, we have explored the primary, secondary and micronutrients that are most critical to plant health. But there are some other nutrients that, while still important, aren't as commonly discussed in conversations about crop fertility.

Boron aids in transporting sugars and hormones within the plant and is especially involved in seed and cell wall formation. While this micronutrient is vital in the production of crop yields, it is needed in very small amounts and requires careful management. In this week's Back 2 Basics video, B...