Crop Protection

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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Crop Protection
  • Spotted Spurge | Ag PhD

    From crop canopy to chemistry, the Heftys help you spot this menace and purge the spurge.

  • HPPD Resistance in Corn | Ag PhD

    If HPPDs have you frustrated lately, you're not alone. Expert agronomists Brian and Darren Hefty share their playbook for this growing problem.

  • Residue Breakdown | Ag PhD

  • Volunteer Corn | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren discuss the challenges of controlling volunteer corn in soybeans.

  • Fall Herbicide Application | Ag PhD

    Find out how to get great weed control next spring by applying herbicides this fall.

  • Winter Annual Crops, Potassium Base Saturation, Fall Herbicide Application

    Brian and Darren discuss winter survival of crops and weeds, how to make sure you have enough potassium available for your crops when they need it, and how to get great weed control next spring by applying herbicides this fall.

  • Fall Perennial Weed Control | Ag PhD

    Tips and tricks from expert agronomists to kill those thistles permanently on your farm. It's more than the products, it's when you apply them, say Brian and Darren.

  • Waterhemp | Ag PhD

    It's the weed that the Heftys get asked about the most. They share four pesticide-free fixes and then walk you through the entire product lineup.

  • Fall Lawn Care | Ag PhD

    Weeds don't wait 'til spring to cause trouble in your backyard - they're already plotting underground! The Hefty boys show you how to stop the invasion before it begins.

  • How to Fix High pH Soil | Ag PhD

    Here at Ag PhD we believe there IS hope for your high pH! Brian and Darren say balance is the key to solving this issue for good.

  • Fall Lawn Care, How to Fix High pH Soil, Fall Perennial Weed Control | Ag PhD

    There is a season for everything, and the Heftys say fall is great time to spray your lawn, lower pHs in fields, and stop thistles forever. Resistant waterhemp is the Weed of the Week. And Darren helps with harvest-time soil compaction.

  • Scouring Rush | Ag PhD

    Scouring rush can be difficult to eradicate. Brian and Darren offer tips and experience to help you get this weed under control.

  • Puncturevine | Ag PhD

    It's a thorny problem for tires and toes, but the Hefty brothers will help you pierce its defenses, before it lets the air out of your profits.

  • Soil Lab Basics | Ag PhD

    A soil test is like a report card for your field - but not every laboratory grades the same way! Class is in session, as the Heftys help you interpret all the data and get your soil on the honor roll.

  • Improve Pastures in the Fall | Ag PhD

    Tuck your pasture in with a blanket of nutrients and a spritz of herbicide, and your cows will thank you next spring. The Heftys remind you that grass is a crop too.

  • Lift Stations, Improve Pastures in the Fall, Soil Lab Basics | Ag PhD

    The Hefty brothers say it starts with the soil. So this week, they talk about how to keep your soil at the right moisture, your pasture soil ready for next spring, and how to read all those different soil tests! The weed is puncturevine, and later Darren talks combine header transport.

  • Lift Stations | Ag PhD

    When gravity won't do the job, these machines will. The Hefty boys explain how farm fields have sump pumps too!

  • Fall Yard Work | Ag PhD

    A lush summer lawn begins... in the fall?! Expert agronomist Darren Hefty explains why this autumn, you'll want to do more than just rake leaves.

  • Yellow Woodsorrel | Ag PhD

    Learn how to identify and control yellow woodsorrel in your lawn.

  • Fall Alfalfa Care | Ag PhD

    Learn what to do this fall to help your alfalfa survive the winter.

  • Late-Season Insects | Ag PhD

    Although the growing season is almost over, insects can still harm your crop.

  • Desiccation Considerations | Ag PhD

    Why in the world would a farmer kill his crop before harvest? The Hefty brothers share the products and timings used for this deadly process.

  • Winter Wheat Seed Treatments | Ag PhD

    There's never been a better time to get your cereal crop off to a great start! The Heftys discuss all the new options in insecticides, fungicides, and naturals.

  • Reduce Erosion | Ag PhD

    It's dirty work, but someone's gotta do it. The Heftys explain the ground rules when it comes to saving soils.