Late 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 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 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 10 Reasons NOT to Use the Ag PhD Soil Test App
By Brian Hefty In the past year, the Ag PhD Soil Test app has become one of the most popular ag apps out there. We hope you have downloaded it and will use it this fall to better understand your...
View ArticleStop Weeds Now in Pastures
By Darren Hefty As fall approaches, there is excitement building for harvest, kids back in school, and a host of other things. Don’t miss out, though, on perhaps the best opportunity of the year to...
View ArticleNew Soybean Traits Delayed
By Brian Hefty You’ve likely heard of BalanceBean (HPPD trait), Enlist (2,4-D trait), and Roundup Ready 2 Xtend (dicamba trait). Unfortunately, none of them is going to be marketed in soybeans in...
View ArticleHow Do Your Know Your Seed Is High Quality?
By Brian Hefty As farmers, we are really pretty trusting of most people and companies we do business with. Seed is a good example. We just expect that whatever we order is of high quality, and it...
View ArticleWheat Pre Herbicides and Seed Treatments
By Darren Hefty I learned a lot this year about how to raise a great wheat crop and what the keys to success are for farmers all across North America. Fertility and the timing of fertilizer...
View ArticleWhy Prepay? Won’t Prices Come Down?
By Brian Hefty If you think that across the board crop input prices will come down by spring, I’m sorry to tell you that’s not going to happen. Yes, fertilizer could come down some, but seed and crop...
View ArticleStopping SUPER Weeds in 2016
By Darren Hefty If you are raising soybeans, chances are very high that you are fighting broadleaf weeds that are resistant to Roundup on your farm. So how are you going to stop them from going to seed...
View ArticleAg PhD Agronomy Workshops
By Brian Hefty How can you cut expenses in 2016 and still yield well? Which input expenses are just that – expenses? Which inputs are still great investments at lower commodity prices? These are the...
View ArticleSoybean Cyst Nematode: New Opportunities to Stop the Biggest Yield Robber in...
By Darren Hefty Soybean Cyst Nematode, or SCN for short, is the biggest known yield robber in soybeans. Even when visual symptoms are not present above ground, the effect of a moderate SCN infestation...
View ArticleCut Your Biggest Expense
By Brian Hefty Every year we suggest you thoroughly evaluate everything you spend money on and determine whether or not it is worth it based on current economics. Start with your biggest expenses and...
View ArticleAg PhD Agronomy Workshops
By Brian Hefty Wouldn’t it be great if you could cut your expenses by 5 to 10 percent and watch your yields go up by 5 to 10 percent at the same time? Not only is that possible, we can absolutely help...
View ArticleHow Fungicides Work
By Darren Hefty As a long-time agronomist, I’ve heard all kinds of crazy claims over the years. If the claims come from the sales and marketing department, I take them with a grain of salt. If those...
View ArticleCan I Cut My Herbicide Rate?
By Brian Hefty One of the most popular questions I get every year is, “Can I cut my herbicide rate?” Here is how I usually answer this question. Yes, you can cut your herbicide rate in some...
View ArticleAg PhD Soils Clinics
By Brian Hefty Last year you wasted money on fertilizer. You overspent on some nutrients and underspent on others. Your crop suffered from issues that were absolutely within your control. Has your...
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By Darren Hefty Resistance management is becoming a big deal on farms today. I was recently at a presentation where the speaker said no new chemical family has been discovered since 1983 when Ronald...
View ArticleAg PhD Soils Clinics
By Brian Hefty If you don’t know what your soil has for fertility, pH, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, and base saturation, how can you efficiently invest your fertilizer dollars? You can’t,...
View ArticleBurndown Options Without Roundup
By Darren Hefty Let’s face it. Roundup is by far the best herbicide ever created, but due to resistant weeds it’s not the right choice for burndown in some situations, at least as a stand-alone...
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