Crop Protection
Weeds choking out crops. Diseases devastating yields. Insects ravaging acres. Mother Nature doesn’t make it easy for farmers. Find out how to rid your fields of pests and preserve yield potential.
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Corn Rootworm Control | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty talks about the challenge of controlling corn rootworm, a damaging pest for corn farmers.
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Bacterial Diseases: Goss's Wilt and More | Ag PhD
There's a big difference between fungal and bacterial diseases. Brian and Darren tell you what to do if your farm has Goss's wilt or bacterial leaf streak.
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Spraying End Rows Earlier | Ag PhD
Cleaner fields, higher yields. Weeds and insect work from the outside in. The Hefty brothers focus first on field borders to limit escapes.
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Soil pH | Ag PhD
Whether you have a garden or 3500 acres, your pH needs to be right to sustain the billions of organisms living inside the soil.
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Weed Control in Lawns, Bacterial Diseases, Spraying End Rows Earlier | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty talk about Goss's wilt, putting a priority in field border control, and their grass tips for your yard. The weed is the tricky Yellow Nutsedge. Plus Darren examines strip till planting.
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Yellow Nutsedge | Ag PhD
Brian says he loves talking about this weird weed that is not a grass nor a broadleaf. The four things you need to stop this highly misidentified sedge.
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Fendt Rogator 937H Applicator Liquid to Dry System Instructions
Follow step-by-step instructions from Fendt's product specialist on how to convert the Fendt Rogator 937H from a liquid to dry applicator. With combo capabilities, flexible clearance and a flotation chassis, the Fendt Rogator applicator provides year-round utilization, from liquid or dry from pre...
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Weed Control in Ditches, Early Wheat Fungicides, Soybean Seed Treatment| Ag PhD
Learn how farmers and landowners keep weeds out of ditches, what fungicides you could use early in your wheat crop, and what products you should apply to your soybean seed.
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Weed Control In Ditches | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian Hefty discuss how farmers and landowners keep their ditches weed-free.
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Early Season Wheat Fungicides | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss products you can apply at herbicide timing in your wheat crop.
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Soil-Applied Herbicides | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty explains why farmers try to control weeds before they even emerge from the soil.
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Blackseed Plantain | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss control options to get blackseed plantain under control on the farm and in your lawn.
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Stink Grass | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty share their trick to stop this foul smelling summer annual in wheat.
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Comparing Corn Pre Herbicides | Ag PhD
HPPDs, Group 15's, ALS: there are a lot of choices for pre-emerge herbicides in corn. Brian and Darren tell you what they will do on their farm this year.
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Planting Into Residue, 'Drought-Proof' Your Crop, Comparing Corn Pre's | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty are getting us ready for spring with a show about difficult planting, preparing now for dry weather, and finding the best pre-emerge products. The Weed of the Week is stink grass. Plus DIY inoculants.
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March 10, 2023 | Market Journal
Around 15 Nebraska soybean farmers traveled to the Pacific Northwest as part of the Nebraska Soybean Board see for yourself program.
The Women in Ag event recently took place in Kearney, Nebraska. The two-day event had something for everyone including cattle producers.
USDA recently released i...
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Nurse Crops, Broadleaf Weed Control in Wheat, Planting Into Cold Soils | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss what a nurse crop is, what post-emerge products you should use to control broadleaf weeds in wheat, and how to successfully plant into cold soils.
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Lambsquarters | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty discuss identification of and control methods for lambsquarters.
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Wheat Post-Emerge Broadleaf Herbicides | Ag PhD
Learn which post-emerge products you should use to control broadleaf weeds in your wheat crop.
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Row Spacings, Fungicides at Planting in Corn & Jump Start Your Pasture | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty discuss setting wide or narrow row crops, how putting a fungicide in-furrow can improve yield, and the best way to get your pasture thick and lush. Plus they give advice on spotted spurge weeds and planter opening discs.
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Spotted Spurge | Ag PhD
This summer annual can be nuisance in your yards and landscaping during the hottest parts of the year. Brian and Darren tell us how to easily control spotted spurge in corn, soybeans, wheat, and your lawn.
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Jump Start Your Pasture | Ag PhD
If you want a great lush pasture this year, start now. Brian and Darren Hefty talk pasture soil sampling, gibberellic acid, fertility, weeds and more.
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Row Spacings | Ag PhD
Some fields have wide rows and others are narrow. Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the reasons behind the variety of row spacings.
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Fungicides at Planting in Corn | Ag PhD
Putting fungicides in-furrow is a relatively new trend in farming. Brian and Darren tell you exactly how to do it and the new benefits it can bring to your crop.