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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Are Biologicals The Future of Ag? | XtremeAg
Farming has changed significantly in the past few decades, and at top of the list in changes has been the increased availability and use of biologicals on modern farms. Will there soon be a time when all crop protection inputs will be biological based? Damian talks to Matt Miles and Trey Curtis f...
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Help Prevent Alfalfa Weevil Damage with FMC's Steward® EC Insecticide
FMC Technical Service Manager Bruce Steward in back on the road! This time he’s in Oklahoma providing an overview on how Steward® EC insecticide can help mitigate alfalfa weevil damage, a problem that can take a bite out of many growers’ bottom lines. He’ll also outline ways FMC is monitoring alf...
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Ag PhD Field Day, Improving Trouble Spots for Next Year, and Soybean Fungicides
Brian and Darren invite you to Field Day 2022, examine prevent-plant acres, and discuss soybean fungicides. Plus prickly lettuce control and the burndown sprayer considerations in this episode.
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Prickly Lettuce | Ag PhD
This winter annual doesn't belong in a salad nor in your fields, Brian and Darren talk prickly lettuce control in corn, beans, and wheat.
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Soybean Fungicides | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about the necessity of applying fungicides mid and late season to keep your soybeans healthy and disease-free.
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Wheat Burndown | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty gives advice on the best products and equipment to keep your harvested wheat field clean of weeds.
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Harvest and Grain Bin Safety, Corn Insects, and Soybean Aphids | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers talk about staying safe during harvest, scouting for and controlling insects in corn as well as controlling soybean aphids.
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Corn Insects | Ag PhD
Learn about scouting for later-season corn insects and what products you could use to control them.
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Soybean Aphids | Ag PhD
Learn about scouting for and controlling soybean aphids.
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Giant Ragweed | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers discuss control options for giant ragweed in corn, soybeans, and wheat.
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Crop Canopy, Corn Stalk Size, and Spider Mites | Ag PhD
This week, Brian and Darren talk about crop canopy, the importance of good stalk size in corn, and control of spider mites in corn and soybeans.
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Virginia Ground Cherry | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss identifying and controlling Virginia ground cherry.
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Spider Mites | Ag PhD
Darren and Brian discuss when you might find spider mites and how to control them.
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Crop Canopy | Ag PhD
Learn about the various benefits that having good crop canopy can provide.
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How Bugs Affect Crops | Ag PhD
Darren talks about various impacts that bugs can have on crops.
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Maturity in Corn & Soybeans, Tar Spot, and Gall Midge | Ag PhD
This episode Brian and Darren Hefty talk about tar spot in corn, and gall midge in soybeans. Plus the weed is white clover, Iron Talk focuses on nitrogen applications, and is it heat or day-length primary for growing your corn and soybeans?.
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Tar Spot | Ag PhD
Where is tar spot? What does it look like? And what can farmers do to manage this fungus? Darren Hefty talks about the worst disease you can have in corn.
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White Clover | Ag PhD
You find this pesty perennial in fields and yards; Brian and Darren give you the right chemical to control white clover.
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Tar Spot in Corn | Ag PhD
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Gall Midge in Soybeans | Ag PhD
Gall Midge is spreading across the United States destroying your yields. Brian and Darren Hefty talk about a new way to suppress Gall at planting and save your beans.
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What is a Health Agent and Does Your Crop Need One? | XtremeAg
We've heard of secret agents and talent agents, but what is a plant health agent? And more importantly, do you really need one? Damian talks with Matt Miles and Trey Curtis from Concept Agritek about a 40 acre trial they are running with a new product called Bio Health that coats the plant with h...
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Tips to Tackle the Evolving Wheat Weed Spectrum | FMC
Year over year it seems the list of problematic wheat weeds continues to grow. Check out tips to help keep your wheat acres clean from weeds like annual bluegrass and Italian ryegrass with a delayed preemergence herbicide strategy. You’ll hear application tips and see trial results outlined by FM...
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Air Inversions, Manage Alfalfa Between Cuttings & Sclerotinia White Mold| Ag PhD
Alfalfa management, white mold in soybeans, air temperature inversions, tractor air conditioning, and velvetleaf weed in today's program.
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Sclerotinia White Mold in Soybeans | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren say it's the worst disease your crop can get. The Heftys have had their share of white mold in their fields and now they lay out their comprehensive plan to eliminate this fungus from soybeans.