Crop Protection

Crop Protection

Weeds choking out crops. Diseases devastating yields. Insects ravaging acres. Mother Nature doesn’t make it easy for farmers. Find out how to rid your fields of pests and preserve yield potential.

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Crop Protection
  • Insecticide Options | Ag PhD

    If you've been looking for an insecticide that is not a pyrethroid, there are many others to choose from. Brian and Darren discuss various other insecticide groups that you could use in your crops.

  • Russian Olive | Ag PhD

    Russian olive can be a desirable plant, but it can be a problem in pastures if it happens to take hold there. The Hefty brothers discuss control options for this tree.

  • Seed-to-Soil Contact, Insecticide Options, Soybean Seed Treatments | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren explain the importance of getting soil packed tightly around seed when planting. They also discuss various insecticide products you could use besides pyrethroids, and what products you should include in your soybean seed treatment.

  • Corn Leafing Out Underground | Ag PhD

    Keep your corn and your profits from getting stuck in the soil. The Hefty brothers outline 10 factors to consider.

  • Lady's Thumb Smartweed | Ag PhD

    This water-loving weed isn't one to thumb your nose at, but the Heftys will help you outsmart this annual in a variety of crops.

  • Dicamba Burndown | Ag PhD

    Need to get your field of weeds ready for your seeds? Brian and Darren have the hottest burndown tips, including a crucial one that many farmers miss.

  • Gibberellic Acid, Corn Leafing Out Underground, Dicamba Burndown | Ag PhD

    The Hefty brothers explain the science behind crop growth, why plants can fail to grow out of the soil, and how to spray your way to clean fields for planting. A smartweed is the Weed of the Week. And Iron Talk spotlights Morton Buildings.

  • Be a Farmer of Your Lawn | Ag PhD

    Agriculture expert Darren Hefty encourages you to think of the grass in your yard as a crop, and provides wisdom from the farm, to keep your summer weed-free.

  • Using High Rates of Herbicide Safely | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren discuss keeping your crop safe from damage when increasing herbicide rates.

  • Carpetweed | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren talk about the characteristics of carpetweed as well as various products that could be used to control it.

  • Fertilizer Analysis, Using High Rates of Herbicide Safely, Seed Planting Depth

    Brian and Darren explain what the numbers mean on fertilizer packaging. They also discuss how to use high rates of herbicide without damaging your crop, and how do decide how deep to plant your seed.

  • Frost After Planting | Ag PhD

    A late spring frost can hurt some crops more than others. Darren Hefty lays out the cold hard truth in today's Ag Minute.

  • Spray Water Quality | Ag PhD

    The Hefty brothers take a deep dive into your spray tank water: what to put in and what to keep out.

  • Windgrass | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren outline how to identify and control this large winter annual in wheat, as well as corn and soybeans.

  • Types of Root Systems | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren dig into why knowing your roots below the surface, can help protect your profits above it.

  • Early Planting Soil Conditions | Ag PhD

    How early should you plant? Do you check soil moisture, the temperature, or a calendar? The Heftys tell you exactly what they do.

  • Types of Root Systems, Spray Water Quality, Early Planting Conditions | Ag PhD

    Brian and Darren untangle the types of roots competing with crops. They explain why the quality of the water in your spray tank matters, and how to know the right time to plant. Windgrass is this week's weed, and Iron Talk introduces a new planter innovation.

  • Legislate Restricting Foreign Ownership of US Farmland? 25 States Say Yes!

    Indiana appears poised to become the twenty-fifth state to restrict — or outright ban — ownership of Agricultural real estate by foreign entities. Many people — from both within and outside of Ag — have been calling for such legislation. Currently, twenty four states have similar laws on the book...

  • Intelligent IC-Weeder from LEMKEN

    The IC-Weeder relies on 3 LEMKEN developed cameras for the single plant recognition under LED lights. A compressor provides the pneumatic pressure to move sickle-shaped knifes actively intra-row mechanically killing everything except the crop. The inter-and intra-row tools are mounted on an para...

  • LEMKEN EC-Weeder Mechanical Weed Control 0.75" From the Crop at 10 mph

    Multiple Elements and Tillage Tools makes the EC-Weeder a fully customizable mechanical weeder. With the optional IC-Light system this machine has been designed to mechanically kill weeds within 0.75" of the crop at close to 10 mph. An optional sprayer system can be added to complete multiple t...

  • Enlist - Making Successful Applications | Corteva

    An in depth look at the best ways to use Enlist herbicides in the E3 system.

  • Prickly Sida | Ag PhD

    Learn about products you could use to control prickly sida in corn, soybeans, and wheat.

  • Insects vs. Mites, Spring-Seeded Alfalfa, Weed Control in XtendFlex Soybeans

    Brian and Darren discuss mites and insects, and how growers use different products to control them. They also talk about getting great weed control and fertility when establishing alfalfa in the spring, and what products you could use in your XtendFlex soybean fields.

  • Spring-Seeded Alfalfa | Ag PhD

    Darren and Brian discuss how to get great weed control and fertility when seeding alfalfa this spring.