How early should you plant? Do you check soil moisture, the temperature, or a calendar? The Heftys tell you exactly what they do.

Brian and Darren untangle the types of roots competing with crops. They explain why the quality of the water in your spray tank matters, and how to know the right time to plant. Windgrass is this week's weed, and Iron Talk introduces a new planter innovation.

Getting a great stand takes more than having your planter indicators all at the same number. Brian and Darren have some good ideas to help you stop uneven planting before the seed sees the soil.

There is much more to consider when adding manure right before planting. The Hefty brothers inject their advice into this complicated situation.

Get your cultivator in shape before you head to the field this spring. Darren says check for worn sweeps, wheel compaction, and residue issues.

The Heftys explain the three factors leading to disease in plants, and how this knowledge can help you have a healthier harvest.

This episode covers the three conditions needed for diseased crops, how to get consistent seed depth before and during planting, and what to watch out for when applying late manure. The Weed of the Week is the tough meadow anemone. And Darren goes over cultivator maintenance in Iron Talk.

When should a cover crop be terminated? Darren Hefty helps you uncover the truth about these useful non-cash crops.

If you have a salty field, Brian and Darren say that you can fix it. They tell you the three things to do to get that excess salt out of your soil.

2023 was a dry year. Now what? Darren Hefty offers advice on how to prepare the soil and fertility after a season of drought.

In this episode the Hefty brothers talk about the temperatures seeds sprout, a three-tiered plan to stop salty soils, and what's the priority on a brand new field. The Weed of the Week is waterpod, plus Darren explains CTIS in Iron Talk.

Seed companies provide results for how many plants grow out of a hundred. This is done at a warm temperature, but what about planting in cooler temps?

How do the Hefty boys raise their corn? Brian and Darren provide a detailed explanation of what they do, from fall soil testing to late summer fungicides.

SOS - Saving our soils. Brian and Darren explain the modern ways farmers keep the dirt in the field.

Darren Hefty explains why farmers may like having some snow on their crops.

It might sound like cold comfort, but frosty weather can be advantageous for your farm? Darren Hefty uncovers the benefits of cold days in today's Ag Minute.

The Hefty brothers discuss what a farmer can wield with a good yield map, the best practices with the micronutrient copper, and the process for buying supplies overwinter. Plus the Weed of the Week is prostrate vervain, and an Iron Talk on reasons and solutions for fallen corn.

Now that another harvest is complete, time to give some love to the machine that makes it possible. Darren Hefty shares his checklist for off-season combine maintenance.

If you used Stinger, Flexstar, Pursuit, atrazine, and/or HPPDs this year, the Hefty brothers say you need to be careful about what you plant in that field next year. It's not too late to skip the rotation and keep the crop the same.

Is it better to farm in places with cold or milder winters? Will the herbicide you applied this year hurt the new crop you plant in a few months? And what's the purpose of zinc? The Hefty brothers answer all of this and more, plus they talk buckbrush control and combine winter maintenance.

How can a hard winter actually help your crops? The Hefty brothers lay down some cold hard facts about Brian's least favorite season.

The Hefty brothers talk about saving you money at the register, planting more soybean seeds per acre, and the tricks to getting the most out of your phosphorus. Also, the Weed of the Week is perennial sow thistle, and the hot topic in Iron Talk is engine coolants.

Why is grain sometimes seen sitting in huge piles? Darren Hefty helps you get to the bottom of it in today's Ag Minute.

Cover crops, snow fences, and residue can help turn that winter nuisance into a spring blessing. The Hefty boys know a lot about snow.