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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Enversa Herbicide Introduction | Corteva
What is Enversa Herbicide? Why is it important? Learn about the basics of Enversa Herbicide and its fit into the E3 system.
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Eminent Domain, Green Policy, Electric Grid Expansion & Your Farm | Damian Mason
Calvin Koeller's Illinois farm operation is about to lose a couple miles worth of farm land to an electrical grid expansion. This new electric line project was defeated a few years ago but, with support from the Inflation Reduction Act — and some Illinois politics — the Grainbelt Express Electric...
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Dog Fennel | Ag PhD
Find out how to get dog fennel under control in winter wheat and other crops.
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Manage Zinc in Your Crop | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty tell you how much, how often, and where to apply zinc in your fields.
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Herbicide Carryover and Your Rotation | Ag PhD
If you used Stinger, Flexstar, Pursuit, atrazine, and/or HPPDs this year, the Hefty brothers say you need to be careful about what you plant in that field next year. It's not too late to skip the rotation and keep the crop the same.
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Buckbrush | Ag PhD
Buckbrush is a perennial forb that can prevent 80% of grass growth in pastures. The Heftys talk about the many new products that can help you eliminate this large weed.
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Ground Freezing, Herbicide Carryover and Your Rotation, Manage Zinc | Ag PhD
Is it better to farm in places with cold or milder winters? Will the herbicide you applied this year hurt the new crop you plant in a few months? And what's the purpose of zinc? The Hefty brothers answer all of this and more, plus they talk buckbrush control and combine winter maintenance.
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Ground Freezing: Pros and Cons | Ag PhD
How can a hard winter actually help your crops? The Hefty brothers lay down some cold hard facts about Brian's least favorite season.
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Crop Residue, Biological Nitrogen Replacement Products, Boron | Ag PhD
Find out how farmers can speed up the breakdown of crop residue, biological products you could use to get nitrogen into your crops, and what you should know about testing for and applying boron.
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Curly Dock | Ag PhD
Find out how to get rid of this perennial noxious weed.
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3RIVE 3D Application System | Ag PhD
If you've been looking for a way to apply insecticide or even fungicide at planting time, the 3RIVE 3D system from FMC could be ideal for you.
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Enlist Corn RNAi Technology | Corteva
Corteva Enlist corn brings a brand-new mode of action to control corn rootworm larvae in your corn while also stacking multiple new modes of action for herbicide tolerance. Find out about the strongest option to control weeds in corn and stop corn rootworm issues.
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Increase Soybean Seeding Rate | Ag PhD
Planting more soybeans in your field, does a lot more than increase your yield. Brian and Darren discuss the benefits of adding a few more seeds to your planter next spring.
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Price Protection, Soybean Seeding Rate, Fixing Phosphorus Fertility | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers talk about saving you money at the register, planting more soybean seeds per acre, and the tricks to getting the most out of your phosphorus. Also, the Weed of the Week is perennial sow thistle, and the hot topic in Iron Talk is engine coolants.
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Fixing Phosphorus Fertility | Ag PhD
Phosphorus can be a complicated primary nutrient to test for and balance. Don't fear, Brian and Darren clear up the confusion for you, and help you get your amounts just right.
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Perennial Sow Thistle | Ag PhD
This tough weed may look like dandelion, but it's twice as hard to control. The Heftys tell us their favorite product that'll knock out this pasture invader.
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Absinth Wormwood | Ag PhD
Learn how to control absinth wormwood, which is a tough perennial weed.
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Fallen Late-Season Corn | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty talks tipsy harvest corn in today's Ag Minute.
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Catching Snow, Base Saturation: Calcium, Strip-Till in Heavy Residue | Ag PhD
In this episode, Brian and Darren Hefty talk about: how to make all that winter precipitation work for you in the spring, how much Ca you need in your soil, and how to strip-till in a field thick with stalks and leaves. The Weed is roughstalk bluegrass, and protecting your bulk chemicals is the I...
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How to Strip-Till in Heavy Residue | Ag PhD
Is a field ever too full of stalks and leaves to properly strip-till? The Hefty brothers say no. They share their advice from 20 years of planting in the black line.
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Roughstalk Bluegrass | Ag PhD
It can be difficult to keep grass weeds out of your wheat. The Heftys tell you exactly what to use to control this perennial with stolons out of your fields.
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Marshelder | Ag PhD
Learn how to identify marshelder and how to control it in corn, soybeans, and especially sunflowers.
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Golden Rice, Magnesium Base Saturation, Fall Residual Herbicide Application
Learn how biotechnology and Golden Rice are saving lives, what levels of magnesium you should have in your soils, and how to have great weed control in the spring by spraying residual herbicides in the fall.
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Fall Residual Herbicide Application | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian explain the benefits of spraying a residual herbicide in the fall and what products you could use.