Ag PhD Field Day July 28th!
By Brian Hefty Join us this summer at the free Ag PhD Field Day on Thursday, July 28th! We are located just 15 minutes from the Sioux Falls airport, and less than 10 miles from both Interstate 90 and...
View ArticleIn-Season Nitrate Testing
By Brian Hefty Plant tissue analysis is great for knowing what is in the plant today for nutrients. If you want to know how much nitrogen you need to sidedress for corn or how much to streambar in...
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Ag PhD Field Day July 28th!
ESPN Radio’s Mike Golic Tom Osborne By Brian Hefty Join us this summer at the free Ag PhD Field Day on Thursday, July 28th! We are located just 15 minutes from the Sioux Falls airport, and less than 10...
View ArticleAlfalfa Management
By Darren Hefty Here are some things you can do between cuttings of alfalfa this summer to improve your profitability. Scouting With alfalfa, you get the chance for multiple harvests each year. The...
View ArticleLate Soybean Spraying
By Brian Hefty As soon as you saw the title to this article, you probably thought, “Wait a minute. I haven’t even sprayed soybeans for the first time. How can it be late?” The main reason I call it...
View ArticleSunflower Crop Management
By Darren Hefty Growing up, there were hardly any post-emerge weed control options in soybeans. My dad said this “allowed the best managers the opportunity to stand out because they had to be fussy to...
View ArticleIncreasing Protein in Wheat
By Brian Hefty If you want more protein in wheat, you need to make sure your crop has plenty of nitrogen late in the season. There are a few other minor tips I will give you below, but nitrogen is the...
View ArticleFencelines and Ditches Need Attention, Too!
By Brian Hefty What’s your plan for fencelines and ditches this year? If you don’t have a plan, you’re not alone, but I want you to ask yourself, “Where do a lot of weeds and insects come from in...
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2016 Ag PhD Field Day – Thursday, July 28th!
By Brian Hefty ESPN Radio’s Mike Golic Tom Osborne Join us this summer at the free Ag PhD Field Day on Thursday, July 28th! We are located just 15 minutes from the Sioux Falls airport, and less than...
View Article2016 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 ArticleSoybean Fungicide & Insecticide
By Brian Hefty What will you spray in your soybean fields yet this summer? Here are 4 options that could improve your yield and profitability. INSECTICIDE. If you are looking for “consistent...
View ArticleCorn Rootworm Beetles
By Darren Hefty 2016 has been a bad year for corn rootworm control. There are 4 big reasons why. An increase in conventional corn acres Some farmers cutting back or eliminating planting time...
View ArticlePost Harvest Burndown
By Brian Hefty If you are raising a crop that will be harvested in the summer or early fall, a post-harvest burndown is often essential. The big question each year is which herbicide program should...
View ArticleTurning Plant Tissue Tests Into Fertilizer Recommendations
By Darren Hefty Are you sufficiently alarmed? I am, just by reading that title. Can you turn a plant tissue test result into a fertilizer application that will make your farm money consistently?...
View ArticleNew Soybean Genetics
By Darren Hefty If I switch to 100% LibertyLink or 100% Xtend this year, will they yield and have a good defensive package? With all the new things coming in soybeans, it has been really fun putting...
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Ag PhD Field Day 2016 – THANK YOU!
By Brian Hefty If you were one of the 10,000+ farmers who attended the Ag PhD Field Day last month, thank you! We hosted farmers from 25 countries and 40 U.S. states at this event where we had our...
View ArticleField Scouting Summary From 2016
By Darren Hefty You’ve heard before that every year is different on the farm, but EVERY YEAR REALLY IS DIFFERENT! With that in mind, here are a few things we noticed this year that will play into...
View ArticleCut Fertilizer Costs with Soil Testing
By Brian Hefty Last fall on our farm, we identified some areas with phosphorus levels high enough that had we applied more P (like we originally planned), it likely would have HURT YIELD, not helped...
View ArticleShould I Switch to Xtend or LibertyLink?
By Brian Hefty Weed issues might not be the number one concern on your farm, but I’ll bet you are a lot more worried about weed control than you were five years ago. Who isn’t? Roundup Ready 2 Xtend...
View ArticleAwesome Winter Wheat
By Darren Hefty As wheat planting approaches in your area, here is the “To Do” list in the pursuit of higher yields and profits. Eliminate the Green Bridge. If you visited the Ag PhD Field Day this...
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