Darren Hefty talks about poor emergence and yield loss due to planting outside your strip-till zones.

Darren Hefty explains why you may want to invest in replacing parts for long-term gain instead of short-term savings.

You may have noticed a lot of residue on your fields this winter. Tillage and biological products could help with residue breakdown.

Farm Basics from Ag PhD Episode #1242 | Air Date 01/23/22 - Brian and Darren remember the popularity of the old moldboard plow and how you may still use it on your farm today.

Dry insecticides with corn planting are coming back. Darren Hefty tells us why and how to use and obtain this older technology.

Darren Hefty talks about various ways to get nitrogen applied in-season.

We tested Case IH Earth Metal cultivator sweeps against conventional ones. The results of wear after just 850 acres amazed Darren.

Darren Hefty talks about causes of downed corn and using tillage to deal with the residue.

Iron Talk from Ag PhD Episode #1085 | Air Date 01/20/19 - Darren Hefty explains how to use static electricity to your advantage when applying dry seed treatments.

Iron Talk from Ag PhD Episode #1108 | Air Date 06/30/19 - Darren Hefty talks about the challenges of a wet fall and a wet spring, and having to do strip-tillage in the spring.

Darren Hefty explains the benefits of using a 2x2 fertilizer system.

Iron Talk from Ag PhD Episode #1156 | Air Date 05/31/20 - Darren Hefty talks about the importance of properly cleaning out spray tanks and booms.

Iron Talk from Ag PhD Episode #1198 | Air Date 03/21/21 - Darren Hefty explains the benefits of tiling in season vs. waiting until after harvest.