The Hefty brothers explain the science behind crop growth, why plants can fail to grow out of the soil, and how to spray your way to clean fields for planting. A smartweed is the Weed of the Week. And Iron Talk spotlights Morton Buildings.

Agriculture expert Darren Hefty encourages you to think of the grass in your yard as a crop, and provides wisdom from the farm, to keep your summer weed-free.

Brian and Darren discuss keeping your crop safe from damage when increasing herbicide rates.

Brian and Darren talk about the characteristics of carpetweed as well as various products that could be used to control it.

Brian and Darren explain what the numbers mean on fertilizer packaging. They also discuss how to use high rates of herbicide without damaging your crop, and how do decide how deep to plant your seed.

A late spring frost can hurt some crops more than others. Darren Hefty lays out the cold hard truth in today's Ag Minute.

The Hefty brothers take a deep dive into your spray tank water: what to put in and what to keep out.

Brian and Darren outline how to identify and control this large winter annual in wheat, as well as corn and soybeans.

Brian and Darren dig into why knowing your roots below the surface, can help protect your profits above it.

How early should you plant? Do you check soil moisture, the temperature, or a calendar? The Heftys tell you exactly what they do.

Brian and Darren untangle the types of roots competing with crops. They explain why the quality of the water in your spray tank matters, and how to know the right time to plant. Windgrass is this week's weed, and Iron Talk introduces a new planter innovation.

Indiana appears poised to become the twenty-fifth state to restrict — or outright ban — ownership of Agricultural real estate by foreign entities. Many people — from both within and outside of Ag — have been calling for such legislation. Currently, twenty four states have similar laws on the book...

The IC-Weeder relies on 3 LEMKEN developed cameras for the single plant recognition under LED lights. A compressor provides the pneumatic pressure to move sickle-shaped knifes actively intra-row mechanically killing everything except the crop. The inter-and intra-row tools are mounted on an para...

Multiple Elements and Tillage Tools makes the EC-Weeder a fully customizable mechanical weeder. With the optional IC-Light system this machine has been designed to mechanically kill weeds within 0.75" of the crop at close to 10 mph. An optional sprayer system can be added to complete multiple t...

An in depth look at the best ways to use Enlist herbicides in the E3 system.

Learn about products you could use to control prickly sida in corn, soybeans, and wheat.

Brian and Darren discuss mites and insects, and how growers use different products to control them. They also talk about getting great weed control and fertility when establishing alfalfa in the spring, and what products you could use in your XtendFlex soybean fields.

Darren and Brian discuss how to get great weed control and fertility when seeding alfalfa this spring.

Learn about the challenges growers face when controlling insects and mites in crop fields.

Brian and Darren offer some advice on getting great weed control in your XtendFlex soybean fields whether you use dicamba or not.

This perennial can take over pastures and shelterbelts. Brian and Darren have the solution to meadow anemone in today's Weed of the Week.

Getting a great stand takes more than having your planter indicators all at the same number. Brian and Darren have some good ideas to help you stop uneven planting before the seed sees the soil.

The Heftys explain the three factors leading to disease in plants, and how this knowledge can help you have a healthier harvest.

This episode covers the three conditions needed for diseased crops, how to get consistent seed depth before and during planting, and what to watch out for when applying late manure. The Weed of the Week is the tough meadow anemone. And Darren goes over cultivator maintenance in Iron Talk.