Dustin Bollig of Dragotec USA and Darren Hefty discuss why up to 60% of harvest loss happens before the corn ever reaches your combine’s feederhouse. Harvesting in 200+ bushel per acre fields, stalk variability can be your biggest yield challenge—and manual deck plates can’t keep up. Darren and D...

With planting season right around the corner, Matt and Andy race to get the planter finished with the installation of the Precision Planting liquid fertilizer system. Matt debates how to plumb it up to make access to other parts of the planter easy for easier repairs. But first, Matt gives his ...

This week, it's all about starting the season right. The Heftys help gardeners balance fertility by the numbers, debunk a farming myth, and play matchmaker with pre- and post- chemicals. Curly dock gets flattened as Weed of the Week, and Darren helps you measure twice and cut once in Iron Talk.

Last fall's decisions are today's reality. Darren Hefty explains why if you plan well, you can plant well!

Darren talks about the importance of running your planter's residue managers at the proper depth in different tillage systems.

The Hefty brothers discuss the importance of properly tilling residual herbicides into the soil.

The K9900 Earlage Adapter is designed for more tons per hour, smoother feeding, and a longer harvest window than traditional silage.

This dual roll adapter is highly recommended for operations exceeding 300 acres of earlage, providing consistent performance and durability.

Key Upgrades with the...

Matt and Andy are ready to get started on their second major project of the winter: adding a Precision Planting liquid fertilizer system to the Kinze planter. After two bad years of drought, Matt talks about the economics of investing in equipment to ultimately save money and be a better stewar...

According to the Heftys, there's a perfect number for each crop. Exercise your depth perception this spring, with this comprehensive seeding guide.

There's a new piece of machinery that gives you the best of both worlds. The ETS SoilWarrior 4500 saves you time, money, and worry, with a much-needed innovation in fertility.

Time for spring cleaning! From weather to water, product to pressure, the Heftys make sure you don't get lost in the weeds.

The Hefty brothers cover deep questions and burning issues this week: residue management, getting seeds to their sweet spot, and hot tips on spring cleaning your field. The weed is the awful absinth wormwood, and Darren introduces an innovation that pulls double duty.

SoilWarrior customers Garrett Asmus and Ron Verly join ETS Regional Sales Manager Sean Arthur on the AcresTV Experience Stage at Commodity Classic 2026 to discuss their transition to strip-till. In “Bridging the Gap: Why We Switched to Strip-Till,” they share their experiences, challenges, and ke...

In this episode, we track down a used, new-to-us manure agitator that’s been sitting for several years—and it’s buried in overgrown brush. Before we can even think about fixing it, we have to dig it out and get it hauled back to the farm.

Once we get a closer look, we find dry-rotted hoses, stuc...

Scott and the oldest Dairy Heir, Drew, take on a big job—splitting a tractor to send parts off for repair. This is part one of the process, so be sure to stick around for part two when they work to get it all put back together!

It’s not just about fixing equipment—it’s about learning, patience, ...

Darren offers some tips for success if you want to apply herbicide and fertilizer at the same time.

April strip-till? If it didn't fall into place, you can still spring into action, with this survival guide, compliments of the Hefty Farm.

It's a modern innovation that gives your crop the best possible beginning. The Heftys explain what goes onto every high-performance seed, so it can hit the ground running.

If you're not incorporating your Three Pre's, you're leaving some yield in the field. Darren shows how to get your soybeans off to the best start this spring.

The Heftys invite you to their farm this July; say it's better late than never on strip-tilling; and show why seeds are coated with so much. Broadleaf signalgrass is the Weed of the Week, and Darren spills the beans on tillage and The Three Pre's in Iron Talk.

Before the roots and shoots, there are boots! Walk with Darren Hefty as he shows why sometimes, a farmer's shoes do the talking.

Watch an 8-row SoilWarrior® 3120 with coulter Edge-row units on 30" rows in action across a Northern Iowa soybean field.

Darren encourages you to get out of the tractor when working in the field this spring to see how your tillage implement and planter are performing.

Watch a 16-row SoilWarrior® 4540 with X-row units on 30" rows in action across a soybean field near Clinton, MN.