Matt shows how to diagnose RowTrak problems on John Deere cotton pickers, potentially saving you thousands of dollars in parts.

This week, the Heftys count every grain, load up on an important micronutrient, and get your seeds ready for April. The cows are glad we're talking whorled milkweed control. And we test drove some new concaves this harvest, Darren has all the details.

Help your combine help you. Darren shows how this upgrade from Bushel Plus will bring your harvest up to speed.

Not even the Hefty brothers can get every kernel in the combine! They talk about the causes and future concerns of leaving grain on the ground.

Matt shows how he modifies his cotton pickers to be able to easily winterize the moisture system with air in just a few minutes.

Darren talks about storage and use of DEF during the winter months.

Brian and Darren invite you to start prepping for winter: freezing, fertilizing, and freeing your soils. And don't miss the nutty non-grass Weed of the Week, with an Iron Talk that helps you lime your field, not your guacamole.

The Heftys talk trash, and help you get a head start on spring cleaning in your fields.

If it's time to lime, you need to have the right tool for the job. Darren has the details on applying calcium.

Darren talks about losing income from shatter loss during corn harvest.

This week the Hefty brothers break down tough soils, build soils up with Ca, and share their strategy for spraying beans without dicamba. Stink grass is the Weed of the Week, and Darren's got the straight talk on strip-till.

It's a hard topic to talk about. Brian and Darren loosen up and discuss how farmers ease the pressure.

Strip-till is quickly becoming the farmer's choice for saving soil, with less toil. Join Darren as he commands SoilWarrior through Hefty fields.

Giving space to farm equipment helps feed families. Darren Hefty explains why you should yield to the yield makers.

Ride along with Michelle Martin from 'Ag on Wheels' and Mark Hewitt, Service Manager at Environmental Tillage Systems, in the Hefty 500 Quadtrac pulling the SoilWarrior 4530 SED in South Dakota. They dive into the details of strip-tillage and the SoilWarrior system.

Darren talks about why he loves chopping corn heads and what to look for if you're looking to purchase one.

After harvest, the work isn't done yet. The Hefty brothers talk about the value of leftovers, their corn herbicide plan for 2026, and getting the most out of magnesium. Spotted spurge is the Weed of the Week. And there's more fall work to be done in Iron Talk.

Post-harvest herbicides give a one-two punch! Darren shows how spraying now can give you advantages later.

Brent Brueland, VP of Sales and Marketing with Environmental Tillage Systems, talks about the Hefty brothers’ SoilWarrior 4530 SED, focusing on the implement steering and how the row units handle tillage and fertilizer application.

Darren talks about checking the performance of your deep tillage implement.

This summer, northwest Iowa experienced strong winds, resulting in a significant amount of downed corn. Today, we are in the field seeing how our hurricane points can get through that tough-to-harvest crop.

Fall brings heavy equipment - and hidden underground damage. Darren offers many ways to protect your soil.

Some fields are early birds and some are night owls. Darren explains how farmers get them dressed and out the door.

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.