Fertility
Crops don’t grow well without ample plant food, and fertility is the biggest recurring expense on any farm. Finding the best and most cost-effective ways to meet the fertility needs of your crops will help them thrive all season long and build better yields at harvest.
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Grazing Corn Stalks, Fall Herbicide Application, Soil Tests & Yield Data| Ag PhD
Brian and Darren explain why farmers sometimes let their cattle graze in cornfields after harvest. They also discuss ways to get the most out of fall-applied burndown and residual herbicides, and how to merge your soil test data to your yield data with the goal of improving your fertility program...
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Soil Tests & Yield Data | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren explain how combining your soil test data points to your yield points can help improve your fertility program and crop yield.
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Manure Management | Ag PhD
Zach Hefty explains how farmers use manure and keep it safely in their soil.
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High Soil pH Can Be Fixed | Ag PhD
There's a lot more to lowering pH than throwing sulfur at the problem. The Heftys help you find balance in your fields.
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Tillage Depths, High Soil pH Can Be Fixed, Cover Crop Termination | Ag PhD
This week, the Hefty brothers help you find the right depth, the right pH, the right timing, the right product, and the right pressure. Right here on AcresTV.
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Grain vs. Silage Corn, Managing Soil Compaction, Fixing Saline Soil | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about raising corn for silage and how it differs from growing and harvesting corn for grain. They also offer advice on preventing and reducing compacted soils, as well as how to fix soils that have excessive soluble salts.
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Fixing Saline Soil | Ag PhD
Find out how to correct soils that have excess soluble salts.
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Managing Soil Compaction | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss some ways to reduce soil compaction.
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Cover Crops | Ag PhD
Zach Hefty talks about farmers planting crops that they have no intention of harvesting.
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Fall Lawn Considerations | Ag PhD
A beautiful spring lawn starts the fall before. The Hefty brothers share their secrets for giving your backyard a healthy head start.
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Fixing Acid Soil | Ag PhD
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Fall Lawn Considerations, Fixing Acid Soil, Fall Fungicide Applications | Ag PhD
Follow the Heftys this fall to improve your front-yard, low pH field, and winter wheat stand. The Weed of the Week likes it hot and Zach Hefty joins Brian and Darren to talk tires.
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Soybean Harvest Timing, Soil Test Precision, Fall Manure Application | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren explain how farmers decide when soybeans are ready to harvest. They also discuss soil sampling using smaller grids or zones to better address variability across fields, and how to get the most out of your fall manure applications.
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Fall Manure Application | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren offer some tips on getting the most out of manure applications in the fall.
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Soil Test Precision | Ag PhD
Learn about soil testing your fields using smaller sampling areas to optimize your fertility program.
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Yield Monitor, Winter Wheat Seed Treatments, How To Pull a Soil Sample | Ag PhD
Get the most out of your farm with the help of the Heftys: during harvest, before plant, and when nothing is growing at all! The Weed of the Week is sly but slayable, and an Iron Talk that takes a turn for the better.
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The Yield Monitor | Ag PhD
A combine can collect far more than grain! The Hefty brothers show how this cutting-edge tech makes the invisible visible.
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Winter Wheat Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
Don't let bugs, disease, and weather hurt your crop. Brian and Darren show how they give their wheat seed forty extra advantages from day one.
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How To Pull a Soil Sample | Ag PhD
Before you can manage your fertility, you have to measure it. The Heftys have the scoop on how to sample smarter.
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Farmer Didn't Expect This Call | TEVA
Hear from a farmer why he didn't expect a call from the TEVA owner, Mark Coots.
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Foliar Feeding Corn with a Drone | TEVA
Watch as Sam Jackson uses a drone to foliar feed a high-population corn field.
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Share Rent vs Cash Rent, Managing Silage Acres, Softening Hard Soil | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss a few ways that farmers rent ground. They also talk about the challenges of keeping silage acres in good shape, and how to loosen up soil that has gotten too hard.
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Variable Rate Fertility | Ag PhD
Zach Hefty talks about applying varying rates of fertilizer to crop fields.
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Softening Hard Soil | Ag PhD
Hard soil can be a problem for crops. Find out what you can do to loosen it up and make it more productive.