In this week's Iron Talk, Darren Hefty gives you 4 ways to greatly improve your broadcast spray applications. Examining your spray nozzles is the first step to getting the perfect coverage.

Brian and Darren Hefty are thinking about doing more corn on corn production this year. Tillage, seed hybrids, insecticides, and planting all need to be adjusted when you go continuous corn.

Copper, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium don't move much from where they are placed in the soil. The Heftys give advice on how to get those nutrients where the roots are.

The Hefty brothers discuss options for controlling tansy mustard on the farm.

The Hefty brothers discuss various reasons that farmers plant different crops each growing season.

The Hefty brothers discuss several pre-emerge herbicides you could use for great weed control in wheat.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about various ways to control volunteer trees in fields and pastures.

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1242 | Air Date 01/23/22 - Brian and Darren remember the popularity of the old moldboard plow and how you may still use it on your farm today.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the many advantages of new hybrids of corn that don't get as tall.

In order to properly read and use your soil test, you may need to convert some of the data into different numbers to match your fertilizer inputs. Brian and Darren share 4 important conversions.

The Weed of the Week is curlycup gumweed. The Hefty brothers tell us how to control this pasture weed.

From Ag PhD Episode #1241 | Air Date 01/16/22 - the importance of using corn soil insecticides in addition to Bt traits to control corn rootworms.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the importance of soil organic matter and how to increase (or decrease) the levels in your soil.

Darren and Brian Hefty discuss the challenge of getting volunteer alfalfa under control on the farm.

Darren Hefty says the very cold weather is not all negative. Your farm can benefit agronomically from below-freezing temperatures.

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1240 | Air Date 01/09/22 - The Heftys talk old & new products, safety equipment, and clean-up when you fight the weeds in your yard.

Sometimes called cheatgrass, Brian and Darren Hefty tell you how to control this winter annual that is troublesome, especially in wheat.

The Hefty brothers help you determine the best pre-emerge herbicides for your corn crop. Spray early and avoid dicamba if you can.

Saline soils take work and time to fix. Brian and Darren talk drainage, calcium, and product to help you with your salty spots.

Brian and Darren Hefty discuss control options for white heath aster, a tough perennial weed.

The Hefty brothers talk about getting great weed control in soybeans by using early post-emerge residual herbicides.

Darren Hefty explains the benefits that soil microbes provide for plants.

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1239 | Air Date 01/02/22 - Brian and Darren Hefty explain why farmers want faster residue breakdown.

From Ag PhD Episode #1105 | Air Date 06/09/19 - Brian and Darren discuss how hail damage might not be as bad as you think.