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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Managing Harvest Soil Compaction | Ag PhD
Fall brings heavy equipment - and hidden underground damage. Darren offers many ways to protect your soil.
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Fall Lawn Care | Ag PhD
Weeds don't wait 'til spring to cause trouble in your backyard - they're already plotting underground! The Hefty boys show you how to stop the invasion before it begins.
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Harvest Schedules | Ag PhD
Some fields are early birds and some are night owls. Darren explains how farmers get them dressed and out the door.
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Fall Lawn Care, How to Fix High pH Soil, Fall Perennial Weed Control | Ag PhD
There is a season for everything, and the Heftys say fall is great time to spray your lawn, lower pHs in fields, and stop thistles forever. Resistant waterhemp is the Weed of the Week. And Darren helps with harvest-time soil compaction.
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September 13, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's "10 Minute Marketer" summarizes the most important Ag Market News, helping farmers make important risk magagement marketing decisions.
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September 6, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Top ranked Progressive Ag provides this week's market news, and how you can market your 2025 crop successfully.
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Improve Pastures in the Fall | Ag PhD
Tuck your pasture in with a blanket of nutrients and a spritz of herbicide, and your cows will thank you next spring. The Heftys remind you that grass is a crop too.
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Lift Stations, Improve Pastures in the Fall, Soil Lab Basics | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers say it starts with the soil. So this week, they talk about how to keep your soil at the right moisture, your pasture soil ready for next spring, and how to read all those different soil tests! The weed is puncturevine, and later Darren talks combine header transport.
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Lift Stations | Ag PhD
When gravity won't do the job, these machines will. The Hefty boys explain how farm fields have sump pumps too!
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Fall Yard Work | Ag PhD
A lush summer lawn begins... in the fall?! Expert agronomist Darren Hefty explains why this autumn, you'll want to do more than just rake leaves.
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August 29, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
This week's summary of Ag Market News affecting agriculture - in a simple to understand, easy listening format - from Progressive Ag's Ray Grabanski.You will enjoy how Ray puts complicated marketing information into an 'easy-to understand' format.
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August 23, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Ray Grabanski, lead analyst for top rated Progressive Ag, gives you the most important market market information the past week - to help you become a great marketer - in 10 minutes or less!!!
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Desiccation Considerations | Ag PhD
Why in the world would a farmer kill his crop before harvest? The Hefty brothers share the products and timings used for this deadly process.
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Reduce Erosion | Ag PhD
It's dirty work, but someone's gotta do it. The Heftys explain the ground rules when it comes to saving soils.
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Spring Forward This Fall | Ag PhD
Want a better lawn next year? A little autumn attention can save you stress in the spring, says Darren Hefty.
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August 17, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
This week's ag market news summarized by the top Marketing Service, Progressive Ag.
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August 9, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Progressive Ag's Top Rated Market Advisor Ray Grabanski outlines this week's most important news affecting ag markets.
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Early Corn Harvest | Ag PhD
Darren talks about factors that can allow farmers to harvest corn earlier than normal.
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Our Top Tips on Tiling | Ag PhD
Dry boots mean happy roots. Drain tile experts Brian and Darren share their subsurface strategies for success.
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Grain Bin Tech | Ag PhD
Bin fan controls saves your grain, your time, and your worries. Darren says they are a must on every grain bin.
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Dig a Root Pit, Soil Fertility Management, Our Top Tips on Tiling | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren go below the surface in this episode: studying corn roots, studying fertility, and studying the water in the soil. Musk thistle is the Weed of the Week, and it's grain bin tech in Iron Talk.
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Dig a Root Pit | Ag PhD
Growing corn hides deep secrets. The Hefty brothers say aim low to unearth them.
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July 26, 2025 - Ag Market News | Progressive Ag
Get the best 10 minute summary of the most important grain market news in the past week, from Ray Grabanski of top rated marketing firm Progressive Ag
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Apical Dominance, Corn Stalk Evaluation, A Guide to Cover Crops | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers bring the classroom into the field, with lessons in plant growth, giving the "legs" of your corn a checkup, and protecting your soil off-season. The Weed of the Week is perennial johnsongrass, and Iron Talk is all about the science of spraying.