What is VRAFY? In this video from our Data Days event, Sawyer and Lauralee explain what VRAFY is and how it can be used to store, analyze and understand your agronomic data so you can make effective, data-driven crop input decisions.

Learn more: https://www.vrafy.com/

It's that time of the year to make sure your planter does more than plant, your bug killer is not killing the wrong bugs, and your cows can finally enjoy the lush grasses again. The Weed of the Week is black nightshade, and the science of water is revealed in Iron Talk.

Do you give as much attention to your pasture as you do your corn field? The Heftys show that getting the biologicals, fertility, herbicides, and tile right is just what the cows needed.

This weed used to literally stop soybean harvest on the Hefty Farm. Brian and Darren share how they learned to control this poisonous annual.

Just planted seeds need water to grow. Darren Hefty shares some science to insure that they get more H2O than your neighbors.

What’s the biggest farming mistake you’ve ever made? In this episode of The Granary, Damian Mason pulls up a chair with Dirt Poor star and Missouri farmer Gavin Spoor, along with Galynn Beer of AgroLiquid, and Kelly Garrett of XtremeAg to dig into just that. From the “moron method” to dry fertili...

Spend a day in the field, learning farming with Brian and Darren on June 28, 2025. Plus they'll award over 100 college scholarships. Register at agphd.com.

They can be double trouble in your lawns and fields. Luckily, the Heftys say this common perennial is as simple to kill as it is to identify.

Spring fever is on at the Hefty farm, as Brian and Darren share how to improve your soybeans, improve your early herbicides, and an opportunity to improve the next generation of farmers! The Weed of the Week is a real dandy, and Darren is talking iron as always.

There's tolerance and resistance and nothing. Brian and Darren Hefty help you pick the best bean seed for your farm.

To till or not to till, that is the question. The Hefty boys answer all your questions on how to get the most out of your pre-emerge herbicides.

One big difference between cash and cover crops: you never try to kill your money-maker! Darren Hefty explains why and how out-of season fields must always have an end.

All seed treatments are not created equal. Brian and Darren explore all the latest innovations to help you plant with confidence this spring.

The Hefty brothers spring forward, by celebrating corn's many uses, giving bins some attention, and bathing seeds in TLC. Weed of the Week, dame's rocket, is on the launch pad, and Iron Talk takes you from a handful of soil to seeing the big picture this spring.

Crops grow slowly, but farmers can't stand still for a second! Darren Hefty explains why farming is both a sprint and a marathon.

Pull it, mow it, burn it, spray it? The Hefty boys say it's not rocket science when it comes to dethroning this flowery weed.

At Hundley Farms in Loxahatchee, Florida, Hunter McDonald takes us into his latest trial using NutriCharge Release and PowerPlant. In this video, he shares how these products made a major difference in their sweet corn crop—delivering healthier plants, stronger root systems, and surprising yield ...

This video is Part 3 of a three part series and Matt dives deep into how he fertilizes his crops using variable rate technology and using yield goals, crop nutrient removal, and base saturations to calculate how to to maximize the value of his fertilizer and not waste it where he won't see a crop...

This video is Part 2 of a three part series and Matt covers step by step how to determine what fertilizer to purchase and how to determine the correct rate depending on what you are trying to grow. He also descusses the importance of pulling a soil test and correcting the pH of your soil before ...

The Hefty brothers help you get tuned up for spring with: an excellent drought data source, a primer on feeding your seeds, and all about how to transition from cover to cash crops. Plus a foxy foe is this week's weed, and planter equipment tips in Iron Talk.

Whether you call it pigeongrass or foxtail, can you identify and stop its spread? The Heftys help you with this annual grass in corn, wheat and beans.

So, you put in rye last September to save the soil, but now you're up to your eyes in rye! Don't worry, the Heftys are here to help you make room for your cash crop.

Sprouting seeds have nutrient needs, but in-furrow fertility is fiddly. The Hefty boys help you with all your spring soil, seed, and salt concerns.

Early to field, increases the yield. Agronomist Darren Hefty tells you what wise farmers look for before they start planting.