Equipment & Tools
From the biggest combines to the smallest wrenches and parts, agriculture is full of specialized gear needed to keep everything rolling. And farmers have to know it all. Learn more here about the right tools for every job on the farm.
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Bringing Clarity to Tire Markings | Successful Farming
On this episode of Successful Farming, our tire expert gives advice on how to read tire markings. Dave Mowitz heads to an auction to track prices on John Deere 610 D tractors. Then we feature a beautifully restored Rock Island Heider in North Carolina.
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Overcome Soil Compaction with Tire Inflation | Successful Farming
On this episode of Successful Farming, Jessie Scott talks with experts on how tire inflation systems can overcome soil compaction during fieldwork. Then Dave Mowitz heads to an auction to track prices on Case IH Magnum tractors. We feature a power tool battery storage solution from a Mason City, ...
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Drain Tile Maintenance | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty offers some tips on keeping your tile system operational.
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Automatic Bin Fan Controls | Ag PhD
Monitor your moisture and protect your profits. The Heftys show you how a simple switch to smart grain bin technology can simplify your life and boost your yield.
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Deep Fertility in the Fall | Ag PhD
It's time to think deeper about your fall fertility. Darren explains why autumn is the best time for deep placement of nutrients.
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Automatic Bin Fan Controls, Fall Pasture Spraying, Grids vs Zones | Ag PhD
The coming of fall means keeping your grain at the right moisture now through technology, weeding your livestock grass for a spring grazing, and soil sampling in a clear and organized fashion. Plus the Hefty brothers discuss creeping charlie and deep fertilizer placement.
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Is The Future of Silage Bagged for Efficiency & Environment? | Damian Mason
Silage — in case you’re unfamiliar— is high moisture forage chopped and stored for cattle feed, principally dairy animals. It derives its name from the fact we used to blow this forage into silos. That’s not done much anymore for reasons of safety, practicality, and scale. The most common method ...
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Combine Automation | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty suggests some ways to make it easier to harvest high quality grain.
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Who Needs A Cropduster??? | Griggs Farms
7/18/23 | After a one year hiatus on using his lift kit for the John Deere R4038 sprayer due to drought, Matt gets a chance to use it again spraying a fungicide on a good looking corn crop!
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Canadian Farmers Review the Fendt IDEAL Combine
Canadian farmers growing a variety of crops (wheat, barley, canola, oats, peas, and lentils) report increased fuel economy and capacity, impressively clean samples, and loss reductions with the IDEAL combine. Learn more about the innovative features of the Fendt IDEAL from this panel of experien...
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Customer Testimonial: Farming Efficiently with Fendt
The Justisons are combining the best soils, best practices and Fendt equipment to grow a farm business built to last through generations. See how utilizing a full fleet of Fendt machines including tractors, a Momentum planter, and IDEAL combine has been instrumental to this farm's success.
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Re-Entry Intervals, Herbicide Carryover, Pasture Fertility Programs | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers talk pesticide safety for humans, animals, and next year's crop. Soil sampling is the key to great pasture grasses. The Weed of the Week is fall panicum and Iron Talk covers cleaning up after a downed corn harvest.
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Life After Downed Corn | Ag PhD
Down but not out. Darren Hefty explains how to deal with this season's fallen corn, and prevention tips for next year.
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Trail Boss: Grooming Snowmobile Trails with Fendt
Scott Schneider grew up on a dairy in northern Wisconsin, but the farm economy of the 1980s altered his career plans. After spending 35 years as a firefighter, though, he still feels a connection to that farm life. And, he is still climbing into the cab of a tractor. It’s just that not all tracto...
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Cone Bottom Bins | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty talks about the value of adding heavy duty cone bottom bins to your farm.
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Combine Fire Prevention | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty goes over some steps to take to keep you and your family safe from a combine fire this harvest season.
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Grain Bin Preparation | Ag PhD
Learn about the steps to take to properly prepare your grain bins for this harvest season.
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Warm vs. Cool-Season Grasses, Test Weight and Protein, Tar Spot Disease | Ag PhD
The Hefty Brothers discuss how the weather can effect your lawn, how to increase your yield and quality of your wheat, and how they control corn diseases on their farm. Plus they talk buffalobur and windrowers.
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Make Hay the Best Way | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty talks about getting the most out of your alfalfa cuttings with a fast and efficient windrower.
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The Advantages of Strip-Tilling | Successful Farming
On this episode of Successful Farming, Jessie Scott looks at strip-tilling and examines the risks and rewards of using it. Dave Mowitz attends a Minnesota auction to see a Mack truck sell on Steel Deals. Then on All Around the Farm, we feature a farmer-built calving corral that was put together f...
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Air Conditioner Maintenance | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty goes over some tips to make sure your tractor's air conditioner keeps you cool this summer.
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Starting Shelterbelts, 2023 Drought Tips, Spider Mite Management | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren talk about nutrients for trees, how to prepare for lack of rain, and why the mites do well in the drought. The Weed of the Week is common knotweed and Iron Talk is about slowing down your sprayer.
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Fungicide Mistakes | Ag PhD
Darren Hefty addresses the weather, the pH, and especially the speed of your ground rig to help you get the most out of your fungicide sprayings.
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GTS X10 Cornhead Review | Griggs Farms
Watch as we test the new GTS X10 12 row corn head out for a day and a half on our Case IH 7120 combine during the 2020 corn harvest on Griggs Farms LLC in Humboldt TN.