Weather
The effects of Mother Nature are some of the most unpredictable parts of agriculture. Learn about the weather and climate, as well as how to mitigate the risks these forces bring.
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Beat Bugs Better | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty says know your enemy, before you go to war! He shares how to fine-tune your sprayer to knock 'em out.
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July 19, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Senior Market Analyst Ray Grabanski outlines the week's most important grain market factors - in 10 minutes or less!
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July 12, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Ray Grabanski provides a breakdown of the most important marketing information this week that impacted ag prices.
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July 5, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Top Analyst Ray Grabanski outlines the biggest, most important ag market news this week affecting prices.
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Weather and Farming | Ag PhD
Hot or cold, the corn and beans still have to grow. Darren Hefty weathers the storm out in his fields in today's Ag Minute.
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Banding vs Broadcasting, Soybean Fungicide, Post-Harvest Wheat Burndown | Ag PhD
This week the Hefty brothers talk input distribution strategies, go on the offense against white mold, and the best products for burndowns. Swamp smartweed gets outsmarted, and there's an Iron Talk for everyone in the Corn Belt.
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Soybean Fungicides | Ag PhD
From exactly what to use, to exactly when to uses it. Brian and Darren have the right advice to fit the mold.
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June 28, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's lead market analyst Ray Grabanski provides weekly market commentary on grains, summarizing the most important attributes he watches that have made Progressive Ag the best market advisory the past few decades.
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Heat Tolerance of Crops | Ag PhD
07/06/25 Ag Minute #1272
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Late-Season Soybean Herbicides | Ag PhD
Late in the game and weeds are making a comeback? The Hefty brothers tell you which products to field and which to bench.
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June 21, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Ray Grabanski outlines the most important market
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June 14, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
The best 10 minutes of market information on the planet for
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Crops In Dry Weather | Ag PhD
Find out why short-term dry spells may actually be good for a crop in the long term.
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Moisture Impacts Spraying | Ag PhD
When it comes to spraying your crops, dew is a don't. Darren Hefty helps you find the best times to apply.
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Corn Fungicides | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren are the only "fun guys" you want visiting your corn this summer. Learn how their methods of fungicide application breaks the mold!
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The Water Table | Ag PhD
Farmers don't just put food on the table - they also have to manage the one beneath our feet! The Hefty boys help you navigate the hidden underground ocean.
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The Water Table, Corn Fungicides, Sprayer Water Volume Guidance | Ag PhD
This week, it's water, water, everywhere, and lots to make you think. The Heftys talk hidden H2O, getting to the root of rot in corn, and turning up (or down) the volume of your sprayer. It's man bites dog for this week's weed, with an Iron Talk all about reading the leaves before you spray.
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June 7, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Ray Grabanski explains why top rated
Progressive Ag beleives a soy bull market may be developing, why, and how to monitor and market in it if it happens. -
June 1, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Ray Grabanski uses the skills that made them the top grain marketing service for decades, and applies them to today's market to give you great market advice to help market your grains better.
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Scouting & Scholarships, Treatments for Alfalfa, Volunteer Corn Control | Ag PhD
In less than 30 minutes the Heftys nurture the next generation of agronomists, save your alfalfa, and vanquish corn's trickiest enemy: itself! The Weed of the Week is henbit, and can you catch Darren's drift in Iron Talk? (Except there is no drift!)
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Manage Spray Drift | Ag PhD
It's much more than just watching the wind. Darren Hefty has all the advice you need, to get your product precisely on target.
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Investing in Crops | Ag PhD
Farming can be a lot like the stock market. Expert agronomist Darren Hefty explains how smart farmers balance their portfolio.
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May 17, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Ray Grabanski, lead market analyst for top rated Progressive Ag Marketline, gives this week's Ag market news in 10 minutes or less - along with market recommendations.
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Farmers Keep Their Soil in Place | Ag PhD
Whether it's surface solutions or digging deep, farmers are on the front line against erosion. Darren Hefty dishes the dirt.