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!

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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.

Watch the 24-row SoilWarrior® 5060 with shank Edge-row units on 30" rows in action across a Northern Iowa soybean field.

Spring doesn't start with seeds, but with killing weeds. Darren shows how to prep the first machine to roll out of your shed.

This week the Hefty brothers go underground to show plant's natural defenses, make the strongest stands, and help lower SCN across the country. The Weed of the Week is cattails, and Darren's got your spring sprayer tune-up.

Matt shows the key differences between the John Deere no till drills from the 750 to the 1590 to aid in your buying decision. He shows the problem areas, the way to fix these problem areas, and the upgrades that John Deere has made to the design in newer versions.

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After 7 years and 8,000 acres, Matt's John Deere grain drill is in need of a complete overhaul. But Matt takes what is considered one of the most miserable repair jobs on the farm and shows an easy way to complete a labor intensive task.

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Matt, Kelly, Andy, and Carter invade Louisville for the annual National Farm Machinery Show. While much of the show is the same as past years, they find some new and unique offerings for this year. Including the most user friendly grain cart that Matt has ever seen.

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Buy in bulk, then match the right pump for the right solution, says Darren Hefty. Viton seals are the key to managing safe and effective product handling on the farm.

The Hefty Farm is always a busy place: in June, Brian and Darren offer some education before college, in the spring they're watching the N in beans, and did you know fall is the most important time for corn-on-corn? An odd but easy Weed of the Week, plus Darren pumps you up in Iron Talk.

Darren talks about the increased use of spray drones on farms.

The Hefty brothers encourage you to learn from soil specialist Neal Kinsey, understand exactly what's in combo products, and learn how to raise a strong stand of alfalfa. Declare war on Russian knapweed, and Darren talks spring tillage tips.

A great seedbed doesn't happen on its own. Darren spills the Hefty secrets on how to improve spring tillage.