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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Biennial Wormwood Sage | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss the best control options if you have biennial wormwood sage on your farm.
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2023 Drought Tips | Ag PhD
It's another dry year. Brian and Darren Hefty discuss hybrids, planting, fertility, and more to help your crop survive the heat.
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Starting Shelterbelts, 2023 Drought Tips, Spider Mite Management | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about nutrients for trees, how to prepare for lack of rain, and why the mites do well in the drought. The Weed of the Week is common knotweed and Iron Talk is about slowing down your sprayer.
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Common Knotweed | Ag PhD
It's an annual more likely found in in your yard than in your field. Brian and Darren list the products needed to stop common knotweed wherever you find it growing.
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Starting Shelterbelts | Ag PhD
Trees provide protection from the weather and a lifetime of beauty. The Hefty brothers give you a checklist to creating a healthy hedgerow on your farm.
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Spider Mite Management | Ag PhD
The Hefty Brothers say this could be a bad year for spider mites. Find out what they do to prevent and eliminate these tiny pests.
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Ag PhD Field Day 2023, Late-Season Weeds In Corn, Late-Season Soybean Diseases
Brian and Darren invite you to the 2023 Ag PhD Field Day. Then they discuss whether or not you should control large weeds in your corn around brown silk stage, and how to prevent various late-season diseases in soybeans.
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Late-Season Soybean Diseases | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian talk about several late-season soybean diseases and steps you can take to reduce disease pressure.
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Late-Season Weeds In Corn | Ag PhD
Having huge weeds in your corn field late in the season can be frustrating. Find out if you should bother controlling them or not.
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Kudzu | Ag PhD
Kudzu is a tough perennial vine. The Hefty brothers share some tips on getting it under control.
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Corn Rootworm | Ag PhD
This is the most damaging bug to corn and he's hard to discover until it's too late. Darren Hefty explains how the science of Bt's help stop rootworms.
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All About Barns, Alfalfa Summer Treatments, Late Season Insects | Ag PhD
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Alfalfa Summer Treatments | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers have dedicated a lot of their farm to alfalfa. Find out what they do for insects, disease, weeds, fertility, and naturals between cuttings.
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Late Season Insects | Ag PhD
Grasshoppers, corn leaf & soybean aphids, spider mites, and gall midge can be found in your fields each summer. The Heftys talk about scouting, spraying, and economic thresholds for controlling those bugs late.
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Purple Deadnettle | Ag PhD
This winter annual is in the mint family and has four-sided stems. Brian and Darren talk about controlling this henbit-type weed in lawns, no-till, and strip-till.
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Grass Waterways, Aerial Application, Foliar Feeding | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about the purpose of grass waterways, what you should consider when calling your aerial applicator, and things to know about foliar feeding during the season.
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Cleaning Out Poly Spray Tanks | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty explains how to get all the residue out of your poly spray tank so you don't damage your next crop.
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Aerial Application | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss things to consider before you call your aerial applicator this season.
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Common Reed Grass | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss how to control common reed grass if it has made it into your crop fields.
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Beneficial Bugs | Ag PhD
Not all insects are bad. Darren talks about the good ones in today's Ag Minute.
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Tar Spot is Coming | Ag PhD
A devastating new corn disease is spreading across the northern United States. There's still a lot you can do to help prevent your corn being decimated by tar spot.
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Smallflower Buttercup | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty tell you what stops this tough perennial in your corn, beans, wheat, pasture, and turf.
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Soybean Flowering, Satellite Imagery, Tar Spot is Coming | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty talk about why June 21st is significant in soybeans, plus a great new way to study your fields, and what is being done to stop the latest corn disease headed your way. The Weed of the Week is smallflower buttercup. And state of the art farm shops are shown.
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Plant Growth Hormones, Dicamba • Enlist • Liberty • Roundup, White Mold | Ag PhD
This week, Brian and Darren discuss the use of plant growth hormones on the farm, how to get the most out of your dicamba, Enlist, Liberty, or Roundup application in soybeans, and how to minimize white mold pressure in soybeans.