If you have a salty field, Brian and Darren say that you can fix it. They tell you the three things to do to get that excess salt out of your soil.

2023 was a dry year. Now what? Darren Hefty offers advice on how to prepare the soil and fertility after a season of drought.

In this episode the Hefty brothers talk about the temperatures seeds sprout, a three-tiered plan to stop salty soils, and what's the priority on a brand new field. The Weed of the Week is waterpod, plus Darren explains CTIS in Iron Talk.

Congratulations you bought or rented a new field. Brian and Darren talk about the five things they would immediately do to that ground.

Learn how to do some basic soil test conversions in order to help make better fertilizer decisions.

Brian and Darren explain how you can get good plant growth when seeds germinate with cold water in the soil, how to do some basic soil test conversions, and how to get great weed control in your grain sorghum fields.

How do the Hefty boys raise their corn? Brian and Darren provide a detailed explanation of what they do, from fall soil testing to late summer fungicides.

How do you get that small amount of varying sizes/weights of micros evenly distributed across the field? It's no easy task, but Darren has some tips.

S is not a micro, you need to add sulfur each season. The Hefty brothers tell you the tricks they've learned to get the most out of this secondary nutrient.

Brian and Darren Hefty talk about reducing tillage to save your soil, everything they do to raise high-yield corn, and sulfur needs in crops. The Weed of the Week is Jerusalem artichoke, plus an Iron Talk on the best way to spread micros.

The Hefty brothers discuss the importance of manganese for your crops, and how you should test for and apply this micronutrient.

Darren and Brian Hefty invite you to attend the 2024 Ag PhD Corn Workshop at the Morton Center in Baltic, SD. They also discuss the importance of manganese for your crops, and why you should be using a "yellow" herbicide in your soybean pre-emerge program.

The Hefty brothers help you get the proper copper in your soil and crop.

The Hefty brothers discuss what a farmer can wield with a good yield map, the best practices with the micronutrient copper, and the process for buying supplies overwinter. Plus the Weed of the Week is prostrate vervain, and an Iron Talk on reasons and solutions for fallen corn.

Yield maps not only tell you how you did this year, it's a tool for next season too. Brian and Darren help you turn those colorful diagrams into fertility and planting solutions.

Dodge the lodge, and stop the drop. From disease to drought, Darren talks you through how to get your crops standing better next season.

Brian and Darren invite you to the 2024 Ag PhD Soils Clinic. They also discuss the importance of having iron available for your crops, as well as factors to consider if you're thinking about increasing your corn planting population.

Learn why having the right amount of iron available is important, and how soil pH can affect plant uptake of this critical nutrient.

It's not just the big nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium that can make great crops. Find out about two other nutrients that can help soils be more productive.

Brian and Darren Hefty tell you how much, how often, and where to apply zinc in your fields.

If you used Stinger, Flexstar, Pursuit, atrazine, and/or HPPDs this year, the Hefty brothers say you need to be careful about what you plant in that field next year. It's not too late to skip the rotation and keep the crop the same.

Is it better to farm in places with cold or milder winters? Will the herbicide you applied this year hurt the new crop you plant in a few months? And what's the purpose of zinc? The Hefty brothers answer all of this and more, plus they talk buckbrush control and combine winter maintenance.

Find out how farmers can speed up the breakdown of crop residue, biological products you could use to get nitrogen into your crops, and what you should know about testing for and applying boron.

There may be other ways to get nitrogen into your crops besides applying commercial fertilizer. Brian and Darren discuss using biological nitrogen replacement products.