To achieve high yields, it’s important to understand your soil’s capacity to hold nutrients. This characteristic is highly influenced by cation exchange capacity (CEC). Learn more about CEC in this short video with Agronomist Stephanie Zelinko and Area Manager Brian Waugh.

We know that we can’t focus on end of season and not give attention to the beginning; and that starts with a crop fertility plan based on a complete soil analysis. The Back-to-Basics video series is intended to take an in-depth look at the nutrients that may make a difference in your crop. We’ll ...

Spitfire – the only dicamba with a 7-day pre-plant interval for soybeans

This brief video demonstrates some techniques and principles around the concept of using sequential applications to extend residual weed control, while making more efficient use of burndown herbicides during times of supply uncertainty.

Ag Minute #957 | Air Date 06/23/19 - When corn grows fast it's exciting, but it also has some potential problems.

Ag Minute #943 | Air Date 03/17/19 - In this Ag Minute, Darren Hefty talks about the reason farmers may want some dry weather in the spring.

The Hefty brothers discuss the benefits of matching up your soil test data with your yield data.

Darren and Brian Hefty discuss how farmers reduce erosion, how to match up your soil test data with your yield maps, and how to successfully raise continuous soybeans.

Darren Hefty explains the benefits of using a 2x2 fertilizer system.

Brian and Darren Hefty discuss various things farmers can do to reduce soil erosion in fields.

How do roots know where to go? Darren Hefty discusses the science of plant root growth in today's Ag Minute.

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.