Balanced soils deliver nutrients more efficiently to your crops. One of the best ways to measure this balance is to examine the base saturation of the cations in your soil. How does base saturation differ from parts per million or pounds per acre? What is the optimal range for each cation? Find o...

Ag Minute #957 | Air Date 06/23/19 - When corn grows fast it's exciting, but it also has some potential problems.

Copper, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium don't move much from where they are placed in the soil. The Heftys give advice on how to get those nutrients where the roots are.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about various ways to make your crops more tolerant to drought.

Brian and Darren Hefty discuss balancing fertility by understanding Mulder's Chart.

Darren and Brian Hefty explain how applying elemental sulfur could lower the pH of your soil.

In order to properly read and use your soil test, you may need to convert some of the data into different numbers to match your fertilizer inputs. Brian and Darren share 4 important conversions.

The Hefty brothers discuss the benefits of matching up your soil test data with your yield data.

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

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the importance of soil organic matter and how to increase (or decrease) the levels in your soil.

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

Should you apply cobalt to your fields or pastures? The Hefty brothers discuss.

Darren Hefty explains the benefits that soil microbes provide for plants.

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.

Molybdenum may be hard to spell and harder to pronounce, but Brian and Darren tell us why this rare heavy metal is important in agriculture.

Unbalanced pH can create nutrient availability issues for your crops that might inhibit your yield potential. For example, you may have high calcium levels, but is it in a form your plants can use?