You should change planter opening discs when they become worn, even in the middle of the planting season says Darren.

Darren Hefty explains what all those numbers mean on the side of your tractor tires.

Kevin and Kelly talk about the versatility of the CapstanAg SelectShot system they trialed last season and how it can be used as a modified 2x2 system.

In this episode, Brian and Darren Hefty talk about suckers in wheat and corn, the earliest you can spray before you plant, and where the fertility should be in the different layers of soil. Volunteer corn is the Weed of the Week. And Darren discusses field cultivators in the Iron Talk segment.

Your spring tillage is so important in getting your seed off to a good start. Darren Hefty talks field cultivator tricks in this Iron Talk.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about how to stop winter damage on your roads, how much molybdenum your crops need, and exactly how thick or thin you should plant your corn and soybeans. Tough puncturevine is the Weed of the Week and the Germinator Closing Wheel is discussed in this week's Iron Talk.

What does it take to get your crop up and out of the ground faster than ever? Brian and Darren talk about their experiences with the Germinator Closing Wheel.

Darren Hefty explains why you may want to make your sprayer the first piece of equipment to get prepped for work this spring.

More than half the states in the U.S. are considering “right-to-repair” laws according to a recent article. Legislation at the federal level is being pushed by Montana senator Jon Tester. Pushers of “right-to-repair” regulation position themselves as victims of big equipment companies. Big equipm...

In this Ag PhD episode, the Hefty brothers discuss how much a soil temp can vary during the day, what to consider when applying elemental sulfur, and when you should incorporate your soil-applied herbicide.

Darren and Brian Hefty explain why you need to incorporate some herbicides, and why you may or may not incorporate others.

Darren Hefty explains the benefits of having tramlines in your wheat crop.

Darren Hefty talks about equipment to consider when making multiple nitrogen applications during the season.

We’ve been hearing about carbon credits for several years in Agriculture. Finally, the vagueness of the ecosystem marketplace is becoming more clear. In this episode we learn how farmers enroll their acres to get compensation for carbon sequestration and nitrogen reduction. Who pays for these env...

We met up with Wes Reagan of Sarasota, Florida and learned the in's and out's of forage harvesting in the sunshine state.

The average sprayer only sprays about 28% of the total engine hours. Come explore where the efficiency is lost. We evaluate ground speed, boom width, tank size, application rate and loading time along with the cost of operating a sprayer at different efficiencies.

Brian & Darren talk about the mobility of nutrients within your crop, fixing salty soils, and corn on corn management. The Weed of The Week is the awful musk thistle. Plus the Iron Talk concerns how to apply dry seed treatments correctly on your planter.

There is a wrong way, a right way, and an even better way to put inoculants & biologicals on your seed in the planter. Darren Hefty explains physics in this Iron Talk.

Brian and Darren tell us exactly how to fix salty fields. There is one answer and it will get your crops growing again.

Join Dave Mowitz at a Ritchie Brothers auction in Illinois to see what Challenger track tractors are selling for and what you should look for in price/features before buying one used. In All Around the Farm, we’ll see what an Iowa farmer created to make his combine cab more accessible and learn a...

Darren Hefty explains how to apply micronutrients using either variable rate technology or making multiple passes.

360 RAIN mimics the friendly growing season in Central Illinois this year with timely small rains. Tim explains how 360 RAIN works and reviews the first-year experiences with this year's growers.