Ag PhD Full Episodes
5 Seasons
Hosted by Brian and Darren Hefty, Ag PhD brings new information on how to improve crop health throughout the season, protect the environment, and produce more yields at harvest. New episodes weekly.
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Dicamba, Late Season Weed Control, Soybean Aphids
Episode 1162
Dicamba, late-season weed control, and soybean aphids. The Weed of the Week is puncturevine, and Darren shares ideas on applying late-season nitrogen in soybeans.
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Soil pH and Nutrient Tie Up, Soybean Diseases, Humic and Fulvic Acid
Episode 1161
Soil pH & nutrient tie-up, soybean diseases, and humic and fulvic acid. The Weed of the Week is Wild Mustard. Darren covers late season fertilizer application.
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Variable Rate Fertilizer, Cover Crops, Water Treatment for Foliar Feeding
Episode 1160
Variable rate fertilizer, spray water quality, and cover crops. The Weed of the Week is swamp smartweed, and Darren talks about jar testing before spraying.
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Annual vs Biennial vs Perennial, Corn Tassel Applications, Double-Crop
Episode 1159
Brian and Darren Hefty discuss different life cycles of weeds, tassel applications of corn, micronutrient applications, double cropping, and address a pesky weed of the week.
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Ditch Care, What to Look for in Root Digs, Soybean Fungicide Timing and Tips
Episode 1158
Learn about road ditch care, soybean fungicide treatment timings & root digs. Weed of the Week is common mallow. Darren gives tips to properly prepare your planter for storage.
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Rain-Acre Inch of Water, Soybean Flowering, Above Ground Insects in Corn
Episode 1157
How much water per acre, protecting soybeans after flowering, and insect control in corn. Controlling wild cucumber. Spray pump upgrade.
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No Ag PhD Field Day, Spraying EnlistOne & Foliar Fertilizer
Episode 1156
Enlist One herbicide & foliar fertilizer application. Brian & Darren discuss cancelling the 2020 Ag PhD Field Day and control of hemp dogbane. Darren talks about spray tank cleanout.
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Carbon Nitrogen Ratio, How Much N to Sidedress & Alfalfa Insects | Ag PhD
Episode 1155
Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio in fields, nitrogen sidedress techniques, and alfalfa insect control. The Weed of the Week is Whorled Milkweed & Darren gives tips on applying fungicide.
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Spray Tank Cleaning, PostResidual Options for Soybean Herbicide, Tissue Analysis
Episode 1154
Spray tank cleanout, post-emerge residual herbicides in soybeans, and plant tissue analysis. Weed of the Week is Venice mallow, and Darren gets excited about field cultivator sweeps.
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What is Bt? Spring Tiling & V5-V8 Fungi in Corn | Ag PhD
Episode 1153
Brian and Darren Hefty discuss a wide range of topics such as corn fungicide applications, installing tile during the growing season & spraying insecticides while protecting bees.
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Nutrient Movement in Plants, Post Corn Herbicides & Weed Control | Ag PhD
Episode 1152
Nutrient movement in plants, post-emerge weed control in corn, and weed control in non-crop areas. Weed of the Week is marestail, and Darren Hefty explains how to reduce spray drift.
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Calculating GDUs, Water Quality and It's Impact & Soybean Gall Midge | Ag PhD
Episode 1151
Learn about GDUs, water treatments, gall midge, and our Weed of the Week. Darren talks about checking behind the tractor when planting.
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Compatibility Agents, Leaf Diseases in Wheat & Bayer Plus | Ag PhD
Episode 1150
Compatibility agents, rebate programs for 2020, wheat leaf diseases. The Weed of the Week is field pennycress, and Darren talks about high-speed disks.
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Fallow Syndrome, PostEmerge Wheat Herb, Spring Burndown Before Corn and Soybeans
Episode 1149
Fallow syndrome, winter wheat herbicides & burndown herbicides. The Weed of the Week is quackgrass & Darren talks about grain storage in this week's Iron Talk.
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Road Safety, Herbicide Carryover from 2019 & Sunflower Herbicides | Ag PhD
Episode 1148
Road Safety, sunflower herbicides, and herbicide carryover. Eastern black nightshade control, nurse trailer upgrade.
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Direct Seeding Alfalfa vs Nurse Crop, SDS and SCN in Soybeans, Milo Herbicides
Episode 1147
Direct seeding vs nurse crops, sorghum herbicides, and sudden death syndrome & soybean cyst nematode in soybeans. Field sandbur control, sprayer speed.
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What are Lift Stations? Uncommon Soybean Disease, Alfalfa and Lentil Herbicides
Episode 1146
Lift stations, less common soybean diseases, and weed control in alfalfa and lentils. The Weed of the Week is dandelion, and Darren talks about applying soybean inoculants.
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Purpose of Grass Waterways, Water Treatment, Dry Bean and Field Pea Herbicides
Episode 1145
Grass waterways, water treatments, and dry bean & field pea herbicides. Controlling scouring rush, and using drop tubes.
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Ag PhD Field Day, Spring Wheat & Corn and Soybean Treatments
Episode 1144
Ag PhD Field Day, corn/soybean seed treatments, and pre-emerge herbicides in wheat. The Weed of the Week is common ragweed, and Darren talks about liquid fertilizer storage.
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How Farmers Handle Seed Today, Pre-Corn Herbicides & Straight vs Combo Products
Episode 1143
Seed handling. Straight goods vs. premixed crop protection products. Green foxtail control. Variable rate planting.
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Spring Load Limits, Spring Strip-Till & Pasture Weed Control | Ag PhD
Episode 1142
Road damage, pasture weed control, and spring strip-tillage. The Weed of the Week is milkweed, and Darren talks about in-crop tile installation.
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How Farmers Use GPS, Disease Resistance & Controlling Soybean Aphids | Ag PhD
Episode 1141
GPS in agriculture, soybean aphids, using multiple fungicide modes of action, Kochia control options, and grain bin fan controls.
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Speed of Field Operations, Corn Insecticides, Increasing Test Weight and Protein
Episode 1140
The speed of field work, protein & test weight, and corn insecticide options. The Weed of the Week is volunteer wheat, and Darren talks about planter compaction in his Iron Talk segment.
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Planting Population, Fertilizer App with Planter & Uncommon Corn Disease| Ag PhD
Episode 1139
Planting population. Preventing corn diseases. Applying fertility with the planter. Controlling Russian thistle. Choosing the right time of day to spray.