Avoid Bad Soil Testing Information
By Brian Hefty Soil testing is supposed to help you make important decisions on the farm, right? Well, what if the soil sampling you’ve had done is not representative of your land? What if the soil...
View ArticleEarly Fungicide Apps in Corn and Soybeans
By Darren Hefty There has a been a push for early fungicide applications in corn at V4 to V7 for a number of years now, and in soybeans there have been questions but little data in the early stages....
View ArticleAg PhD Field Day Thursday, July 30!
By Brian Hefty Get a special guided tour from Darren and Brian Hefty of the Hefty farm trials. Competition plots: Brian vs. Darren vs. yield champions in corn, soybeans, and wheat. Live, in-field...
View ArticleLate Season Wheat Treatments: Cutting Costs vs. Cutting Bad ROI
By Brian Hefty The theme of the year is “cutting costs”, but be careful about cutting things that are making you money. Here are four late-season wheat treatments that could pay you a good return on...
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Ag PhD Field Day – Thursday, July 30, 2015
By Brian Hefty Competition plots: Brian vs. Darren vs. yield champions in corn, soybeans, and wheat. Our corn competitors feature current and past world record holders! We have Randy Dowdy, David...
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2015 Ag PhD Field Day Schedule
8:00 am – 6:00 pm – Live Planting, Harvesting, Spraying, Tillage, & Tiling in the Field Demo Area; Case IH Ride & Drive; Exhibitor Booths; Kid’s Area; and many other activities on all day 8:00...
View ArticleCover Crops
By Darren Hefty There is a growing adoption of cover crop use across the country. Even among those who are not currently using them now, many are considering them. There are many reasons to...
View ArticlePost-Harvest Burndown Options
By Brian Hefty In December of 2011, Banvel and the generic dicambas were selling for just under $40 per gallon. Today they are near $80 per gallon. The unbelievable worldwide shortage of dicamba has...
View ArticleWill a Fungicide/Insecticide Treatment Pay in Soybeans?
By Brian Hefty Soybean yields are terrible. Seriously, your fields were averaging 40 bushels 20 years ago, and how much higher are they today? For most farmers, corn yields feel like they’ve been on...
View ArticleIs It Worth It to Spray Weeds in Soybeans in July?
By Darren Hefty The title says it all. Is it still worth it? Other than questions about our upcoming Field Day, this is what most of the questions I’m getting are about. Why is this even a question?...
View ArticlePost Soybean Herbicide Options
By Brian Hefty Since almost every farmer now has Roundup-resistant (or at least tolerant) weeds, post-emerge tankmixing with Roundup is more popular than ever. Below are some products you should...
View ArticleAvoid Bad Soil Testing Information
By Brian Hefty Soil testing is supposed to help you make important decisions on the farm, right? Well, what if the soil sampling you’ve had done is not representative of your land? What if the soil...
View ArticleTop 5 Corn Sidedress Questions
By Darren Hefty 1. How Much Nitrogen Does My Crop Need? All the research on nitrogen in corn has shown that you don’t want to run short. You hopefully know how much N was in the soil to begin with and...
View ArticlePost Soybean Herbicide Options
By Brian Hefty Since almost every farmer now has Roundup-resistant (or at least tolerant) weeds, post-emerge tankmixing with Roundup is more popular than ever. Below are some products you should...
View ArticleAg PhD Field Day Thursday, July 30!
By Brian Hefty Get a special guided tour from Darren and Brian Hefty of the Hefty farm trials. Competition plots: Brian vs. Darren vs. yield champions in corn, soybeans, and wheat. Live, in-field...
View ArticleLate Season Wheat Treatments: Cutting Costs vs. Cutting Bad ROI
By Brian Hefty The theme of the year is “cutting costs”, but be careful about cutting things that are making you money. Here are four late-season wheat treatments that could pay you a good return on...
View ArticlePost Soybean Herbicide Options
By Brian Hefty Since almost every farmer now has Roundup-resistant (or at least tolerant) weeds, post-emerge tankmixing with Roundup is more popular than ever. Below are some products you should...
View ArticleTop 5 Corn Sidedress Questions
By Darren Hefty 1. How Much Nitrogen Does My Crop Need? All the research on nitrogen in corn has shown that you don’t want to run short. You hopefully know how much N was in the soil to begin with and...
View ArticleAvoid Bad Soil Testing Information
By Brian Hefty Soil testing is supposed to help you make important decisions on the farm, right? Well, what if the soil sampling you’ve had done is not representative of your land? What if the soil...
View ArticleAg PhD Field Day Thursday, July 30!
By Brian Hefty Get a special guided tour from Darren and Brian Hefty of the Hefty farm trials. Competition plots: Brian vs. Darren vs. yield champions in corn, soybeans, and wheat. Live, in-field...
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