Darren Hefty talks about how too much salt is harmful to plants.

This week, the Hefty brothers discuss how many ears of corn can be on a single plant, how to fight corn smut, and how to increase or decrease soil organic matter.

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

The Hefty brothers talk about the importance of organic matter in soil and how you can either increase it or deplete it over the years.

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.

Many nutrients are mobile in the plant but some are not. You can see what plant food you are short on by looking at where the discolored leaves occur on your crop.

Corn on corn has to be handled much differently than when rotating. You need to take a different approach to fertility, insect, disease and residue management.

Darren and Brian explain what Bt corn is, how to do common fertility conversions when reading a soil test, and how to maximize tonnage and quality in your alfalfa crop.

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

Brian and Darren discuss ways to maximize your alfalfa tonnage.

Brian and Darren go over some of the common conversions you should know when reading a soil test and making fertility decisions.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about the latest technology in the tractor cab, how to raise the best sunflower crop, and why sulfur is needed even more today than yesterday. Plus johnsongrass is the Weed of the Week, and Iron Talk is all about a new way to adjust your tires to the right rates for t...

What can farmers do after a drought season? Darren Hefty says extra tillage and fertility testing are two ways you can get next year's crops ready after a dry year.

S is very important nutrient for all of your crops. Brian & Darren talk about the many forms of sulfur available to use on your field and why sulfur is needed today more than ever.

The Hefty brothers discuss avoiding overlap when planting and spraying, how to test for and apply manganese, and how to keep your broadleaf herbicide and grass herbicide from working against each other.

Brian and Darren discuss testing for and applying manganese, an important micronutrient.

How do you know if: your seed will start right this spring, your stored grain will survive the winter, and your soil has enough copper in it? Brian and Darren Hefty answer these questions and talk swamp smartweed and soybean herbicide placement in this episode.

Darren Hefty explains why farmers cut leaves off plants and send them in for analysis.

Copper is the disease nutrient and more. Brian & Darren tell you the Cu ppm you should have and a new ratio with phosphorus.

The Hefty brothers discuss the importance of having enough iron and other nutrients available for your crops.

Zn is the complicated micronutrient essential in every crop. Brian and Darren have the ratios and everything else you need to know to get the right amounts of zinc safely in your fields.

Learn about two different ways that herbicides kill weeds, how to fight tar spot in corn, and how to successfully apply boron to your crops.

Brian and Darren share tips on successfully applying boron to your crops.

Darren Hefty explains why some growers pay attention to soil nutrients other than nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.