Their larvae are tiny, but their impact can be 100% yield loss. The Heftys give you the latest on this growing Midwestern problem, and tips for fighting back.

Dry insecticide is coming back. Darren Hefty tells you why and how to do it in today's Iron Talk.

Brian and Darren Hefty share their advice on soybeans in a free seminar you are invited to. Plus they have specific tips on gall midge larvae and pure sulfur use. This episode's Weed is annual bluegrass, with an Iron Talk on dry insecticide.

Bluegrass is great on your radio, but not in your wheat! The brothers Hefty give you the right instrument to stop annual bluegrass in your corn, soybeans, and small grains.

Darren talks about best practices when applying and incorporating pre-emerge soybean herbicides.

Brian and Darren discuss the 2024 Ag PhD Naturals Workshop, how to properly fertilize after crop removal, and the importance of organic matter in your soil and how to increase or decrease it over time.

Find out how to control common speedwell with burndown, pre-emerge, and in-crop applications.

In this episode the Hefty brothers talk about the temperatures seeds sprout, a three-tiered plan to stop salty soils, and what's the priority on a brand new field. The Weed of the Week is waterpod, plus Darren explains CTIS in Iron Talk.

It's a small annual weed that thrives in wet conditions. The Heftys offer a non-chemical approach and a more traditional way to stop waterpod in corn, soybeans, and wheat.

Congratulations you bought or rented a new field. Brian and Darren talk about the five things they would immediately do to that ground.

Learn how to control black medic in lawns as well as crop fields.

The Hefty brothers talk about various herbicides and traits you could use to get great weed control in grain sorghum.

Brian and Darren explain how you can get good plant growth when seeds germinate with cold water in the soil, how to do some basic soil test conversions, and how to get great weed control in your grain sorghum fields.

A weed is a plant growing where you don't want it. This weed is a perennial, with rhizomes and tubers - don't worry, the Hefty brothers have a good plan to control it.

There's a reason farmers don't plant just one crop each year. Darren Hefty says variety is the spice of life, and good for your yield, too.

How do the Hefty boys raise their corn? Brian and Darren provide a detailed explanation of what they do, from fall soil testing to late summer fungicides.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about reducing tillage to save your soil, everything they do to raise high-yield corn, and sulfur needs in crops. The Weed of the Week is Jerusalem artichoke, plus an Iron Talk on the best way to spread micros.

Darren and Brian Hefty invite you to attend the 2024 Ag PhD Corn Workshop at the Morton Center in Baltic, SD. They also discuss the importance of manganese for your crops, and why you should be using a "yellow" herbicide in your soybean pre-emerge program.

Find out why you shouldn't touch this weed and what products you can use to get rid of it.

Find out why you should be using a "yellow" herbicide, such as trifluralin, Sonalan, or Prowl, in your soybean pre-emerge program.

The Hefty brothers help you get the proper copper in your soil and crop.

It's low to the ground and scrappy, but you can still defeat it. The Heftys tell you how to knock out this tough competitor.

The Hefty brothers discuss what a farmer can wield with a good yield map, the best practices with the micronutrient copper, and the process for buying supplies overwinter. Plus the Weed of the Week is prostrate vervain, and an Iron Talk on reasons and solutions for fallen corn.

Dodge the lodge, and stop the drop. From disease to drought, Darren talks you through how to get your crops standing better next season.