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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Surface vs. Sub-Surface Drainage, Silica, Dry Beans Management | Ag PhD
Episode 1295
Brian and Darren Hefty discuss tiling and ditching, their trials with silica, and weed control and more in dry beans. The Weed of the Week is crabgrass. Plus we talk about how drought can actually help you prepare variable rate planting maps.
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Ears of Corn Per Plant, Corn Smut & Soil Organic Matter | Ag PhD
Episode 1294
This week, the Hefty brothers discuss how many ears of corn can be on a single plant, how to fight corn smut, and how to increase or decrease soil organic matter.
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Nutrient Movement, Saline Soil Solution & Continuous Corn Considerations| Ag PhD
Episode 1293
Brian & Darren talk about the mobility of nutrients within your crop, fixing salty soils, and corn on corn management. The Weed of The Week is the awful musk thistle. Plus the Iron Talk concerns how to apply dry seed treatments correctly on your planter.
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Bt Corn, Soil Test Conversions & Alfalfa Production | Ag PhD
Episode 1292
Darren and Brian explain what Bt corn is, how to do common fertility conversions when reading a soil test, and how to maximize tonnage and quality in your alfalfa crop.
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Autosteer and GPS, Sunflower Weed Control & Sulfur Needs in Crops | Ag PhD
Episode 1291
Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the latest technology in the tractor cab, how to raise the best sunflower crop, and why sulfur is needed even more today than yesterday. Plus johnsongrass is the Weed of the Week, and Iron Talk is all about a new way to adjust your tires to the right rates for t...