Crop Protection
Weeds choking out crops. Diseases devastating yields. Insects ravaging acres. Mother Nature doesn’t make it easy for farmers. Find out how to rid your fields of pests and preserve yield potential.
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Soybean Workshop, Improving Spray Coverage, Cation Exchange Capacity | Ag PhD
The Heftys invite you to learn everything about soybeans on Jan. 14, 2026. Plus they talk sprayers and heavy soils in depth. They show you how to ID and 86 the dreaded purple deadnettle, and Darren encourages a soft touch when it comes to your seeds.
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Cation Exchange Capacity | Ag PhD
Soils are negative, but Brian and Darren are positive they can teach you CEC in 6 minutes!
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Purple Deadnettle | Ag PhD
Don't be fooled by the flowers: this henbit-like winter annual packs a punch come spring. The Heftys provide a year-round plan to defeat this ferocious foe.
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Improving Spray Coverage | Ag PhD
From killing weeds to healing crops - sprayers are vital to every farm. The Hefty boys give their best advice on getting that spray perfect.
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Yield Winning Results | Pink Performance Tour | Indiana | NewLeaf Symbiotics
When southern rust showed up fast, Kevin Kalb was ready with NewLeaf PPFM biocontrol technology. And now we’re thrilled to congratulate Kevin and Kalb Farms on their 2025 NCGA Yield Contest winner of 426 bu/A – achieved on their NewLeaf trial acres!
Pink Performance turned a trial into confidenc...
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Spray Trailer Upgrade | Ag PhD
Darren talks about the benefits of using the Dura FastBatch MultiJet on a spray trailer.
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Common Knotweed | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian share tips on controlling common knotweed in crops as well as non-crop areas.
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Kudzu | Ag PhD
Kudzu can be extremely difficult to get rid of, especially around trees. Brian and Darren discuss this troublesome weed.
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Weed Control in Soybeans | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers share tips on getting great weed control in soybean fields.
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Ag PhD Naturals Workshop, Weed Control in Soybeans, Organic Matter | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren invite you to attend the Ag PhD Naturals Workshop on January 13, 2026. They also talk about getting great weed control in soybeans, as well as how to increase or decrease soil organic matter levels.
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Volunteer Soybeans | Ag PhD
Find out what products you could use to control volunteer soybeans in corn and wheat.
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Phytophthora Root Rot | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss ways to fight phytophthora root rot, or PRR, in soybeans.
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Banding vs Broadcasting Fertilizer, Phytophthora Root Rot, Manganese | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about two different ways of applying fertilizer. They also discuss the best ways to fight phytophthora in soybeans, and how to test for and apply manganese.
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Bull Thistle | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss products to use to control bull thistle in pastures.
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Powering Cotton Potential | Pink Performance Tour | Texas | NewLeaf Symbiotics
The Pink Performance Tour returns to Texas, where cotton grower Alan Stasney put NewLeaf’s TS601 biofungicide and cotton biostimulant to the test this growing season. Despite tough Rhizoctonia pressure early in the season, the NewLeaf-treated cotton showed more fruiting nodes, more bolls, healthi...
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Convert™ Product Demo | Precision Laboratories
Convert™ compatibility agent creates consistent blending performance across the widest range of tank mix partners and carriers. Watch it work in real time through this product demonstration.
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Yellow Foxtail | Ag PhD
Learn how to identify and control yellow foxtail in corn, soybeans, and wheat.
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Winter Annual Weeds | Ag PhD
Find out why some weeds that show up in the fall can be more difficult to control than other weeds.
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Whorled Milkweed | Ag PhD
It may look like a pollinator's dream, but it's actually a nightmare for livestock. The Heftys explain how to stop this poisonous perennial.
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Harvest Loss | Ag PhD
Not even the Hefty brothers can get every kernel in the combine! They talk about the causes and future concerns of leaving grain on the ground.
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Think Zinc | Ag PhD
You might not remember zinc, but your plants sure will! The Heftys teach you about the "element" of surprise and how to get the most of this important micronutrient.
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In-Field Adjuvant Drone Testing with Zach Hefty | Precision Laboratories
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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...