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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Spider Mite Management | Ag PhD
The Hefty Brothers say this could be a bad year for spider mites. Find out what they do to prevent and eliminate these tiny pests.
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Ag PhD Field Day 2023, Late-Season Weeds In Corn, Late-Season Soybean Diseases
Brian and Darren invite you to the 2023 Ag PhD Field Day. Then they discuss whether or not you should control large weeds in your corn around brown silk stage, and how to prevent various late-season diseases in soybeans.
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Late-Season Soybean Diseases | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian talk about several late-season soybean diseases and steps you can take to reduce disease pressure.
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Late-Season Weeds In Corn | Ag PhD
Having huge weeds in your corn field late in the season can be frustrating. Find out if you should bother controlling them or not.
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Kudzu | Ag PhD
Kudzu is a tough perennial vine. The Hefty brothers share some tips on getting it under control.
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Corn Rootworm | Ag PhD
This is the most damaging bug to corn and he's hard to discover until it's too late. Darren Hefty explains how the science of Bt's help stop rootworms.
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All About Barns, Alfalfa Summer Treatments, Late Season Insects | Ag PhD
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Alfalfa Summer Treatments | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers have dedicated a lot of their farm to alfalfa. Find out what they do for insects, disease, weeds, fertility, and naturals between cuttings.
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Late Season Insects | Ag PhD
Grasshoppers, corn leaf & soybean aphids, spider mites, and gall midge can be found in your fields each summer. The Heftys talk about scouting, spraying, and economic thresholds for controlling those bugs late.
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Purple Deadnettle | Ag PhD
This winter annual is in the mint family and has four-sided stems. Brian and Darren talk about controlling this henbit-type weed in lawns, no-till, and strip-till.
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Grass Waterways, Aerial Application, Foliar Feeding | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about the purpose of grass waterways, what you should consider when calling your aerial applicator, and things to know about foliar feeding during the season.
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Cleaning Out Poly Spray Tanks | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty explains how to get all the residue out of your poly spray tank so you don't damage your next crop.
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Aerial Application | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss things to consider before you call your aerial applicator this season.
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Common Reed Grass | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss how to control common reed grass if it has made it into your crop fields.
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Beneficial Bugs | Ag PhD
Not all insects are bad. Darren talks about the good ones in today's Ag Minute.
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Tar Spot is Coming | Ag PhD
A devastating new corn disease is spreading across the northern United States. There's still a lot you can do to help prevent your corn being decimated by tar spot.
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Smallflower Buttercup | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty tell you what stops this tough perennial in your corn, beans, wheat, pasture, and turf.
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Soybean Flowering, Satellite Imagery, Tar Spot is Coming | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren Hefty talk about why June 21st is significant in soybeans, plus a great new way to study your fields, and what is being done to stop the latest corn disease headed your way. The Weed of the Week is smallflower buttercup. And state of the art farm shops are shown.
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Plant Growth Hormones, Dicamba • Enlist • Liberty • Roundup, White Mold | Ag PhD
This week, Brian and Darren discuss the use of plant growth hormones on the farm, how to get the most out of your dicamba, Enlist, Liberty, or Roundup application in soybeans, and how to minimize white mold pressure in soybeans.
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Arkansas Wild Rose | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian Hefty discuss herbicide options to control Arkansas wild rose.
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Dicamba, Enlist, Liberty, and Roundup | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren go over various considerations when spraying your soybeans this season.
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White Mold | Ag PhD
Find out what you can spray in your soybean fields to minimize white mold pressure.
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Spray Boom Cleanout | Ag PhD
Darren talks about two products from Pentair that can help you keep the ends of your spray boom clean and to avoid crop injury.
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Ag PhD Field Day, Herbicide Carryover, Later-Season Wheat Treatments
Brian and Darren Hefty explain all the great things in Field Day, how to avoid hurting future crops with previous year's sprays, and what your wheat wants at both flag leaf and heading stages. The Weed of the Week is yellow foxtail and the Iron Talk is about air inversions.