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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Fall Panicum | Ag PhD
Despite the name, it's a summer annual grass that can quickly overtake an area in the heat of August. The Hefty brothers help you identify and control fall panicum in wheat, soybeans, and corn.
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Late Summer Insects | Ag PhD
It's never too late for uninvited dinner guests to feast on your harvest. Darren Hefty reminds you stay vigilant for late-season pests.
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Herbicide Carryover Considerations | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren list the products that they have seen the most carryover issues. Plus the weather, pH, fertility, and timing can all increase or lessen the problems with next year's crop.
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Re-Entry Intervals | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren remind farmers and homeowners to abide by product labels when going back into a recently sprayed field or house.
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Is Your Field Infected? | Damian Mason
My farmer friends at XtremeAg say, “The limiting yield factor isn’t the seed, it’s probably us.” Well, that’s not necessarily the case — another huge limiting yield factor is loss due to pathogens. With so many nasty diseases out there, our problem has often been misdiagnosis or a failure to trea...
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Pre-Harvest Intervals, Fall Alfalfa Seeding, Winter Wheat Seed Treatments|Ag PhD
Brian and Darren explain what a pre-harvest interval is, why seeding alfalfa in the late summer or early fall is a good idea, and what to apply to your winter wheat seed to help your crop get off to a great start.
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Winter Wheat Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
Find out what you should apply to your winter wheat seed this fall to get your crop off to a great start.
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Pre-Harvest Intervals | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss why pesticides have limits on how close to harvest they can be sprayed.
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Honeyvine Milkweed | Ag PhD
There aren't many options for controlling this challenging weed. Darren and Brian talk about ways to get rid of honeyvine milkweed.
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Soybean Reproductive Stages, Wheat Herbicides, Cover Crop Conversation | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers talk flowers and pods in beans, what exactly to put down on wheat, and how two months of late oats save the soil. The Weed of the Week is horsenettle. And Iron Talk is buzzing with bees.
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A Cover Crop Conversation | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers are planting oats but not hauling oats. Fall seeded non-cash crops are good for your soil in so many ways.
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Horsenettle | Ag PhD
This primary noxious perennial weed is a tough customer. Brian and Darren Hefty talk horsenettle control in ditches and non-cropland.
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Pre-Emerge Wheat Herbicides | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about all the weed killers that can be used in front of spring and winter wheat.
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Soybean Reproductive Stages | Ag PhD
R1 to R8. Brian and Darren discuss flowering through pod.
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Lumivia CPL - Cereals and Pulse Crop Seed Treatment | Corteva
A short video on the benefits of Lumvia CPL from Corteva. Lumivia CPL has a unique mode of action that offers outstanding control of cutworms and systemic activity throughout the plant. It also offers activity on wireworms and grasshoppers.
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Weeds On Field Borders | Ag PhD
Darren explains why farmers sometimes control weeds around their fields.
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Yellow Toadflax | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss the best ways to get yellow toadflax under control around the farm.
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Buffalobur | Ag PhD
It's better to stop this thorny annual early instead of dealing with its long sharp spikes. Brian and Darren discuss buffalobur control in corn, wheat, soybeans, and yards.
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Tar Spot and Late-Season Diseases | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers say spray often and spray late when trying stop tar spot and other July-August corn diseases. Multiple modes of action is they key to a productive fungicide.
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Hot Crops | Ag PhD
Plants like it hot. Darren Hefty explains how crops can thrive in extreme heat.
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Warm vs. Cool-Season Grasses, Test Weight and Protein, Tar Spot Disease | Ag PhD
The Hefty Brothers discuss how the weather can effect your lawn, how to increase your yield and quality of your wheat, and how they control corn diseases on their farm. Plus they talk buffalobur and windrowers.
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Removing Crop Residue, Post-Harvest Burndown, Late-Season Soybean Fungicides
Learn why some farmers remove wheat straw or other residue after harvest, what products to use for a post-harvest burndown this summer, and why you shouldn't stop your soybean fungicide program too early this season.
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Post-Harvest Burndown | Ag PhD
Learn what products you can use to keep your fields weed-free after wheat harvest.
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Late-Season Soybean Fungicides | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss why you may not want to stop your soybean fungicide program too early this season.