Farmers sometimes pray for rain. Yet, today Darren Hefty talks about how too much rain can bring a killer disease to some crops.

Use your drought yield map to help you better set up up variable planting populations. Darren gives you the formulas to help get the most out of your planted seeds.

What can farmers do after a drought season? Darren Hefty says extra tillage and fertility testing are two ways you can get next year's crops ready after a dry year.

How do you know if: your seed will start right this spring, your stored grain will survive the winter, and your soil has enough copper in it? Brian and Darren Hefty answer these questions and talk swamp smartweed and soybean herbicide placement in this episode.

How well will your seeds sprout in cold soils next spring? Brian & Darren explain the variety of germination trials performed by seed companies to help you select the best for your part of the world.

Farmers love to talk about the weather but in this episode we go deeper and talk about systems, climate, global weather patterns, and the year ahead. My guest is Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow for Nutrien Ag Solutions. Will we see the sort of devastating dryness we experienced in the west ...

Brian and Darren Hefty tell us how farmers are helping save the planet, keeping gall midge out of the beans, and navigating the confusing but essential nutrient of phosphorus. Plus hemp dogbane is the Weed of the Week. And we talk fertilizer storage tanks in the Iron Talk.

Brian and Darren tell us how to get more yield and a better Earth by keeping an eye on the C.

If there has to be a drought, some say fall would be the best time for it. Darren Hefty talks about seasonal lack of rain in this Ag Minute

Compacted soil is sometimes hard to avoid. Brian and Darren tell us how to identify it and how to fix it.

Find out why farmers want rain, but not too much and not at the wrong times.

Yes you can drop your high soil pH, Brian and Darren Hefty have many solutions to help you achieve the ideal balance! Plus they talk night-farming, end of season weeds, drain tile maintenance, and black nightshade control.

Night-farming happens each fall as producers fight the impending weather to get their crops in. Brian and Darren share their concerns with after-hours farm work.

Darren Hefty talks about the possibilities of late-season frost.

Brian & Darren Hefty discuss what is best to do with your corn residue, if it's better to harvest soybeans too wet or too dry, and if grids or zones are better for soil sampling maps. Plus there's cone bottom bins and dandelions in today's show.

To bale or not too bale, that is the question. Brian & Darren say both choices can add value to your farm.

This show features corn silage harvesting, "winterizing" alfalfa fields, & products to put in front of wheat. Plus, the Hefty brothers talk ragweed control and air reels for harvesting lodged soybeans.

There are three things you can do each autumn to help your lawn be ready for spring. Darren Hefty talks weeds, fertility, and mowing in this Ag Minute.

If your soybeans, wheat, or lentils are leaning you may need a special tool to harvest them. Darren Hefty discusses lodging causes and solutions in this Iron Talk.

Brian & Darren give their advice on the many things you can do to keep your alfalfa healthy through the off-season.

Why do corn plants have those roots that appear above ground along the base of the stalk? Why should you plant oats or turnips in the fall? What exactly is drain tile & will it work on your farm? Plus Brian & Darren Hefty talk milkweed and combine fires in this Ag PhD Show.

Tiling has worked very well on the Hefty farm. Brian & Darren tell us why drain tile is possible almost anywhere and how it can save your soils & yields for less costs than you might think.

Darren Hefty talks about plants during short-term dry spells.

The Heftys tell you what can be done now to make prevent-plant acres yield well next season.