Sclerotinia White Mold
By Darren Hefty Why do most diseases wait to show up until plants get to the reproductive stages of growth? It’s simple. There is a lot of stress on the plants at this stage. Think about it....
View ArticleMore on XtendiMax and Engenia
By Brian Hefty Last month I wrote about XtendiMax and Engenia in Xtend soybeans and cotton, but since this is the first year in history you have had the chance to legally spray dicamba over the top of...
View ArticleRotational Restrictions
By Brian Hefty Your decisions today could impact the next crop you raise, and possibly even the crop after that. I love herbicides… IF they control my weeds without injuring my next crop. Let’s talk...
View ArticleLate Season Wheat Investments
By Darren Hefty Could a $2 investment in your wheat result in $100 of profit? It sure could. Then again, it could only result in a $10 profit. That’s the thing with crop inputs – you have to look at...
View ArticleAg PhD Field Day July 27th!
By Brian Hefty Please register today at agphd.com for the Ag PhD Field Day! You are invited to join us for the Ag PhD Field Day on Thursday, July 27th! My brother Darren & I, along with our great...
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When Can I Be Done Spraying Weeds?
.fusion-fullwidth-1 { padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; }By Darren Hefty This spring, the 1000th episode of Ag PhD TV aired. That’s 1000 weeks of a new show every week....
View ArticlePost-Harvest Burndown
By Brian Hefty This summer or this fall, you may need a burndown application (or two) after harvest. What is happening with herbicide pricing, and what are the best burndown options for 2017? First of...
View ArticleCan Late Soybean Applications Pay This Year?
By Brian Hefty When soybeans were over $10 per bushel, I literally had farmers walk into my office and say, “What else can I spend money on in my soybeans?” Recently, I’ve talked to farmers who have...
View ArticleCover Crops
By Darren Hefty It’s hard to pick up a farm publication and not hear about cover crops these days. Brian and I get asked about cover crops almost every day on Ag PhD Radio (Sirius XM 147 at 2 p.m....
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Field Days Featuring Randy Dowdy!
By Brian Hefty A couple months ago, I went to Georgia to visit Randy Dowdy’s farm, and that was one of the highlights of my summer. If you are not familiar with Randy, he is the current world-record...
View ArticleField Scouting in 2017
By Darren Hefty There were so many things going on in fields around the country that will and have had a big impact on yields in 2017. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the bigger ones I saw and what...
View ArticleWhat Should We Do with Dicamba?
By Brian Hefty I have been an agronomist for over 25 years, and I’ve never seen anything like what we’ve experienced this summer in terms of leaf cupping on soybeans. I have cupped beans, too. While...
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Grain PhD is Launched at Field Day!
By Brian Hefty If you visited the Grain PhD tent and Morton Center presentations at the Ag PhD Field Day July 27th, thank you! It was a perfect way to launch the Grain PhD platform. We realize that you...
View ArticleFocus on ROI in Wheat
By Darren Hefty Think about raising wheat like a business produces a product. At every step in the process, the business considers how to make the product work. It also looks at the profitability of...
View ArticleWant More Income? Test Your Soil!
By Brian Hefty One of the turning points when it comes to yield and profitability on our farm was when we started regularly soil testing. Prior to about 10 or 15 years ago, we rarely tested our soil....
View ArticleSoil Test to Cut Fertilizer Expense
By Brian Hefty I hate expenses, but I love good investments. Is the fertilizer you will apply this fall or next spring an expense or an investment? Without a good soil test, your answer is simply a...
View ArticleFall Weed Control
By Darren Hefty Marestail, dandelion, and other troublesome winter annuals, biennials, and perennials can be eliminated for your next crop season yet this fall! Below are some excellent options to get...
View ArticleHave We Seen the Seasonal (Cycle) Lows?
By Mark Soderberg Grain PhD Risk Management Specialist At Grain PhD this is the most common question we’ve heard in recent weeks. While I’d love to answer this question with a firm yes, the fact of the...
View ArticleYou Need More Tile
By Brian Hefty In much of the Midwestern United States, there are two sure-fire ways to increase yield and profits: improve drainage, and fertilize more efficiently based on complete soil test data....
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Ag PhD Rose Parade Float
By Brian Hefty Almost a year ago, I was talking to a member of the Tournament of Roses committee, and I said, “Your parade theme this coming year is Making a Difference. Who makes more of a difference...
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