Sclerotinia white mold is the worst disease you can get in soybeans and many other crops. Even on our farm, we have had spots of zero due to white mold in soybean fields where everything else averaged 90. That’s a big loss! [...]
As a lifestyle, farming is often something you’re born into, but Bill Edwards, 69, is a first-generation farmer who came into it later in life. Prior to jumping into farming, Edwards built experience working as a financial adviser with Edward Jones in Aberdeen, [...]
Big corn yields require lots of nitrogen, and you never, ever want to run short. Nitrogen is relatively cheap right now, and it’s pretty easy to apply some of this mobile nutrient at sidedress time and get it into the crop. Here are [...]
By Darren Hefty By Darren Hefty Growing up I knew that my dad seemingly ALWAYS had the right tool to fix ANYTHING! It’s amazing what you can do if you have the right stuff on hand to get the job done. [...]
By Brian Hefty By Brian Hefty You need more tile! You probably think I'm a spokesperson for the tile industry as passionately as I talk about tile, but I'm not. HERE ARE THE 3 REASONS I LOVE TILE AND CAN'T [...]
By Darren Hefty By Darren Hefty Planting early normally leads to higher yields, but how early is too early? Brian and I talk about early planting all the time, and Brian goes so far as to talk about how corn [...]
By Matthew Thompson Hefty Naturals Brand Lead By Matthew Thompson Hefty Naturals Brand Lead Water isn’t just water! What do I mean by this? Think about all the considerations you make when applying products across your farm. Decisions such [...]
By Brian Hefty By Brian Hefty I enjoy eating cottage cheese. I don’t enjoy looking at a tankmixing issue where products turn into what looks like cottage cheese in the spray tank. Here are a few quick notes going into this [...]
By Brian Hefty By Brian Hefty When Darren and I were putting things together for this month’s magazine, he wrote down, “Brian – 300 bushel challenge - Here’s what I’m doing to hit 300 this year on my farm, I [...]
In an industry rife with challenges from weather, crop pests, markets, rising input costs, and more, one seldom-discussed hurdle for some farmers is maintaining good relationships with your neighbors. For Joe Burns, 55, and his brothers, this issue is multiplied a thousand-fold. The [...]