Seed
Successful results at harvest start with the seeds that get put in the ground. Watch here for everything about seed. From hybrid and variety selection to seed treatments and genetics, AcresTV is your seed central.
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Enlist Corn RNAi Technology | Corteva
Corteva Enlist corn brings a brand-new mode of action to control corn rootworm larvae in your corn while also stacking multiple new modes of action for herbicide tolerance. Find out about the strongest option to control weeds in corn and stop corn rootworm issues.
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Increase Soybean Seeding Rate | Ag PhD
Planting more soybeans in your field, does a lot more than increase your yield. Brian and Darren discuss the benefits of adding a few more seeds to your planter next spring.
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Seed Corn Buying Decisions | Ag PhD
Brian and Darren discuss factors to consider when buying seed corn for next season.
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Flat Rate vs. Variable Rate Fertilizer, Sodic Soil, Seed Corn Buying Decisions
Brian and Darren explain how farmers use technology to apply the proper rates of fertilizer across a field, how to identify and fix a sodic soil, and factors to consider when buying seed corn for next season.
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How to Strip-Till in Heavy Residue | Ag PhD
Is a field ever too full of stalks and leaves to properly strip-till? The Hefty brothers say no. They share their advice from 20 years of planting in the black line.
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Discolored Soybeans at Harvest | Ag PhD
Mature soybeans can be discolored for a whole rainbow of reasons. Brian and Darren walk you through the possibilities from weather to disease.
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Pre-Harvest Intervals, Fall Alfalfa Seeding, Winter Wheat Seed Treatments|Ag PhD
Brian and Darren explain what a pre-harvest interval is, why seeding alfalfa in the late summer or early fall is a good idea, and what to apply to your winter wheat seed to help your crop get off to a great start.
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Winter Wheat Seed Treatments | Ag PhD
Find out what you should apply to your winter wheat seed this fall to get your crop off to a great start.
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Soybean Reproductive Stages, Wheat Herbicides, Cover Crop Conversation | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers talk flowers and pods in beans, what exactly to put down on wheat, and how two months of late oats save the soil. The Weed of the Week is horsenettle. And Iron Talk is buzzing with bees.
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A Cover Crop Conversation | Ag PhD
The Hefty brothers are planting oats but not hauling oats. Fall seeded non-cash crops are good for your soil in so many ways.
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Lumivia CPL - Cereals and Pulse Crop Seed Treatment | Corteva
A short video on the benefits of Lumvia CPL from Corteva. Lumivia CPL has a unique mode of action that offers outstanding control of cutworms and systemic activity throughout the plant. It also offers activity on wireworms and grasshoppers.
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Millborn Seeds - Optigraze
Optigraze is a blend of cool-season grasses and brassicas that have been developed as a season-long grazing cover crop. If planted in the spring, Optigraze can provide grazing throughout the summer and well into the fall season.
The forage oats in the mix provide the first initial flush of growt...
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Millborn Seeds - Dual Threat
Dual Threat is a blend of two top-performing varieties of oat seed developed for use as spring hay or haylage crop. Dual Threat combines a true forage oat variety with a dual-purpose oat variety in a unique mixture for forage production. The Everleaf forage oats are very late maturing and have an...
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Millborn Seeds - Blooming Short & Showy
Short & Showy Grass and Wildflower Mix is a low-maintenance mixture of native grasses and wildflowers that works well on most sites. This mix will grow up to around 2.5′ in height and provide color throughout the growing season. The low maintenance durability of this mix makes it a perfect fit fo...
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Millborn Seeds - Blooming MSI Pollinator
This diverse blend of native perennial grasses and wildflowers is the do-it-all mix when it comes to attracting and providing for any pollinator species, birds, bees or any other insects. We designed this mix to provide a diverse array of blooming species which is crucial when providing food and ...
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Millborn Seeds - Short & Showy (Pre-Bloom)
Short & Showy Grass and Wildflower Mix is a low-maintenance mixture of native grasses and wildflowers that works well on most sites. This mix will grow up to around 2.5′ in height and provide color throughout the growing season. The low maintenance durability of this mix makes it a perfect fit fo...
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Millborn Seeds - Prairie Flower Medley (Pre-Bloom)
Prairie Flower Medley Mix will flourish in drier climates or areas where moisture isn’t as common. This mix has a wide variety of colorful flowers that will last for many years. With full sun, it will grow to about 3 feet in height.
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Millborn Seeds - Pea/Oat Blend
Our 60/40 Pea/Oat blend is a commonly used spring forage option for livestock producers looking to increase tonnage and quality in their annual hay or haylage crops. Forage peas are very high in digestibility and crude protein and do not sacrifice yield. Using a taller variety of oat in the blend...
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Millborn Seeds - MSI Pollinator (Pre-Bloom)
This diverse blend of native perennial grasses and wildflowers is the do-it-all mix when it comes to attracting and providing for any pollinator species, birds, bees or any other insects. We designed this mix to provide a diverse array of blooming species which is crucial when providing food and ...
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Millborn Seeds - Little Country
This short native grass mix is predominantly warm-season grasses that will reach a height of 2-3 feet at full maturity. Little Country is a great option for providing wildlife cover that is easy to hunt, or can be used as a low maintenance way to add a natural look to your landscaping. The divers...
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Millborn Seeds - Big Country
This predominantly warm-season grass mix will grow well in most soil conditions and will reach 4-6 feet tall at full maturity. The diversity of this mix creates the structure to provide visual appeal and wildlife habitat year-round. Big Country is an excellent choice for all native grassland appl...
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Millborn Seeds - #3 Hay & Pasture
Our #3 Hay and Pasture Mix is the top of the line pasture option for producers seeking the highest yield and forage quality from their grass. It is a diverse blend of the most productive cool-season grasses on the market and we use improved varieties to keep performance at the highest level possi...
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There's No Fear in Forage Sorghum, But There is in Marketing | Buzzard's Beat
An inquiry into the way food is labeled is underway at USDA/FSIS - let's talk about labeling! Also, we get our new herbicide-resistant and drought tolerant forage sorghum in the ground. Will it rain in a timely fashion for crop?
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Millborn Seeds - Big Country
This predominantly warm-season grass mix will grow well in most soil conditions and will reach 4-6 feet tall at full maturity. The diversity of this mix creates the structure to provide visual appeal and wildlife habitat year-round. Big Country is an excellent choice for all native grassland appl...