Biologicals
This term can mean many things. For us it’s a category of Living Microbes, Plant Growth Hormones, Humic and Fulvic Acids, Amino Acids, inoculants, and more. This category encompasses Bio-Stimulants that can help add additional yield and ROI to your cropping practices. This market segment is the fastest growing in the agriculture industry. Some of these products can be labeled as bio-fungicides, bio-insecticides, or even bio-nematicides. Others are labeled as just bio-stimulants. Use these videos to help educate you on how to best incorporate these exciting technologies into your operation.
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From Roots to Results | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
This season, we compared NewLeaf’s VT (Vegetable Transplant) technology with Florida grower Chad Chastain’s well-honed GSP on a 10-acre watermelon trial under high stress.
And the yield results spoke for themselves. NewLeaf VT-treated plants showed stronger canopy development, more consistent f...
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Stronger Corn Stalks and Roots | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
At Kalb Farms in Dubois, Indiana, Kevin Kalb saw standout results from NewLeaf’s biocontrol technology even at mid-season. Kevin teamed up with Dr. Allison Jack on the latest stop of the Pink Performance Tour to see how NewLeaf’s corn biostimulant and EPA-registered TS601 biofungicide stacked up ...
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Stacking Your Chances for Success | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
Austin Ptacek of Le Roy, Minnesota, has been dealing with tar spot, gray leaf spot and common rust in his corn fields at J&S Ag Co. This season, Austin trialed NewLeaf’s TS601 biofuncigide paired with our corn biostimulant to protect against these threats and STACK his chances for success. Dr. Al...
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White Mold in Soybeans | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
With a history of white mold in his Wisconsin soybean field, Twin-B-Dairy Farms is testing NewLeaf’s latest biocontrol offering: EPA-registered TS601 paired with our soybean biostimulant. On this episode of the Pink Performance Tour, Dr. Allison Jack joins Adam Baumann to grab some early season o...
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Wet, Cold Spring in Missouri | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
After an extremely wet and cold start to 2025, the Pink Performance Tour is rolling into Bowling Green, Missouri to explore soybeans at Braungardt Ag Services. Dr. Allison Jack joins grower Taylor Braungardt to determine how NewLeaf’s EPA-registered TS601 biofungicide + our soybean biostimulant s...
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Targeting Rhizoctonia in Cotton | Pink Performance Tour | NewLeaf Symbiotics
In Beasley, Texas the pressure is on. Rhizoctonia pressure that is. NewLeaf Product Technical Director Allison Jack and grower Alan Stasney, talk cotton. See how NewLeaf’s TS601 EPA-registered biofungicide works to prime the plant’s natural defenses, while the biostimulant helps protect against e...
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Deep Roots in Watermelons | Pink Performance Tour | Florida | NewLeaf Symbiotics
Grower Chad Chastain has a well-honed grower standard practice for his seedless watermelons. How will it perform on a high-stress field in record low temperatures? Can NewLeaf’s VT technology make a difference on the acre in a tough season? Join Chad and NewLeaf’s Anne Phillips to find out how th...
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The Benefits of Frozen Soil, Managing Phosphorus, Breaking Down Residue | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren invite you to start prepping for winter: freezing, fertilizing, and freeing your soils. And don't miss the nutty non-grass Weed of the Week, with an Iron Talk that helps you lime your field, not your guacamole.
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Breaking Down Residue | Ag PhD
The Heftys talk trash, and help you get a head start on spring cleaning in your fields.
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Winter Wheat Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
There's never been a better time to get your cereal crop off to a great start! The Heftys discuss all the new options in insecticides, fungicides, and naturals.
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Spot Spraying, Late-Season Corn PGRs, Late-Season Soybean Herbicides | Ag PhD
This week, it's all about staying strong in the home stretch. The Heftys explain how to hit the bullseye, give your corn a pre-harvest boost, and battle last-minute invaders in your beans. The Weed of the Week is common mallow, and Darren puts the N in an Iron Talk for maturing soybeans.
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Late-Season Corn PGRs | Ag PhD
Does your pre-harvest corn need something extra? Brian and Darren share some new ideas to help you maybe get more bushels this fall.
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Scouting & Scholarships, Treatments for Alfalfa, Volunteer Corn Control | Ag PhD
In less than 30 minutes the Heftys nurture the next generation of agronomists, save your alfalfa, and vanquish corn's trickiest enemy: itself! The Weed of the Week is henbit, and can you catch Darren's drift in Iron Talk? (Except there is no drift!)
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Treatments for Alfalfa | Ag PhD
With each cutting, new pests see fresh opportunity. The Hefty boys provide expert tips on how to thwart threats in your alfalfa and keep it thriving all season long.
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Biological and Natural Products | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about harnessing nature to benefit crops.
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Soybean Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
All seed treatments are not created equal. Brian and Darren explore all the latest innovations to help you plant with confidence this spring.
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Products From Corn, Grain Bins in the Spring, Soybean Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers spring forward, by celebrating corn's many uses, giving bins some attention, and bathing seeds in TLC. Weed of the Week, dame's rocket, is on the launch pad, and Iron Talk takes you from a handful of soil to seeing the big picture this spring.
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Boosting Crop Efficiency from the Planter Box | Damian Mason
In today’s low-margin farming environment, efficiency is everything. From maximizing nutrient availability to reducing inputs while increasing yields, growers are under pressure to do more with less. That’s where startups like NewFields Ag come in. This innovative company is tackling the challeng...
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Water Table, Chemical Component Chart, Tips for Early Planted Soybeans | Ag PhD
Class is in session, as the Heftys give lessons on the water beneath your feet, the chemistry in your sprayer, and the best way to get a head start on your beans. Plus wheat is a weed this week, and Darren shows us around the Hefty Morton farm shop.
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Tips for Early Planted Soybeans | Ag PhD
Itchin' to get those beans in the field? The Heftys share what you need to know to get sowing sooner.
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Will BioNutrients & Biologicals End Synthetic Fertilizer Use? | Damian Mason
The Agriculture industry has long relied on synthetic fertilizers, chemical inputs, and over-applied fertility—not by choice, but by necessity. Now, with biologicals, bio-nutrients, and precision application technology, farmers have better alternatives. Colton Moon, president of Redox BioNutrient...
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What Agricultural Innovation Do You Need? | The Granary | XtremeAg
Money is pouring into ag, but here’s the million-dollar question—is anyone asking farmers what they actually need? Spoiler alert: Nope.
In this fast-paced (and slightly rant-filled) conversation, Damian Mason, Matt Miles, Chad Henderson from XtremeAg, and Tommy Roach from Nachurs tackle the real...
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Does A Pretty Crop Mean a Profitable Crop? | The Granary | XtremeAg
In this episode of The Granary, the conversation at the table gets real about one of the biggest dilemmas in farming—should your fields be pretty or profitable?
Damian Mason is joined by XtremeAg’s Matt Miles, Temple Rhodes, and Chad Henderson, and Tommy Roach from Nachurs to break down why the...
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Is it Nature or is It Nurture? | The Granary | XtremeAg
Is farming a game of luck or skill? In this lively roundtable, Damian Mason, Matt Miles, Tommy Roach, and Temple Rhodes dive into the ultimate farming showdown: Nature versus Nurture. From unpredictable weather tantrums to the art of coaxing a crop back from the brink of disaster, these seasoned ...