The Hefty brothers share their experiences with measuring manure, calculating yield after hail, and analyzing exactly what alfalfa needs. The Weed of the Week gets smoothed over. And Darren gives you free spray tips for your spray tips!

Darren has spray tips for your spray tips! Before you put miles on it this season, be mindful of these four areas that can really help your sprayer's performance.

Management of a perennial crop is different from annuals. Brian and Darren discuss all the unique products and practices that will benefit your stand.

Manure should feed your plants, not season them! Brian and Darren explain how they make sure to get the recipe just right.

Finally after waiting 5 months to receive the new BushHog that he ordered back last December, Matt finally get to lay his eyes on his new rotary cutter! But will Matt or Andy be the first one to wear the paint off the blades? Later, Matt gives his initial impressions of his purchase. But the q...

Ride along with Justin Krell, a corn and soybean farmer from Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, as he plants into heavy residue corn-on-corn-on-corn with no strip freshening and explains why he started practicing strip-till in 2016.

Ride along with Mike Jaeger, a corn and soybean farmer from Charles City, Iowa, as he plants into heavy residue with no strip freshening and explains why he continues to practice strip-till for the past 7 years.

Darren goes over some steps to take to keep your application on target and to avoid spray drift.

Spring "exams" are over - did your planter make the grade? Darren helps you score your performance.

Find out how and why farmers "count the stand" shortly after planting. Brian and Darren discuss nitrogen application for more protein in your wheat, and share experiences and advice on making applications with spray drones.

Darren lists some benefits of keeping your sprayer speed a little slower.

Brian and Darren share their experiences and advice about using drones to make spray applications.

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 ...

Darren explains the basics of grease.

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.