Should You Plant Earlier Than Ever?
APRIL 10 IS THE FIRST CROP INSURANCE PLANTING DATE FOR CORN IN MY AREA. MAY 25 IS THE LAST DATE FOR FULL CROP INSURANCE ON CORN IN MY AREA. THAT'S 46 DAYS! 46 DAYS MAY SEEM LIKE ENOUGH TIME TO [...]
April 2025
Finance Offers and Rebates
PREPAYING IN APRIL WILL SAVE YOU MONEY VERSUS BUYING YOUR PRODUCTS IN-SEASON! PREPAYING IN APRIL WILL SAVE YOU MONEY VERSUS BUYING YOUR PRODUCTS IN-SEASON! HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH THIS: [...]
How to Variable Rate N, P, K – AND MORE!
If you already have enough N, P, or K to meet your yield goal in a spot in your field, why should you add more? On the other hand, if you have a few acres that are super short on any one nutrient, increasing your [...]
What To Look For in Your Soybean Seed Treatment
There are many different soybean seed treatments out there and lots of good products to choose from... Using almost any of them is generally WAY BETTER than planting naked seed. However, here are some things to watch for that can help you differentiate [...]
Farming in Harmony
As many farmers know, working with family can at times be fraught with disagreement and tension. Maybe Dad doesn’t want to give up the reins, or a boisterous brother makes life difficult. Fortunately, such scenarios aren’t a problem for the Lindstrom family. The two Lindstrom [...]
Your Top 5 Questions About Hefty Naturals
MORE AND MORE GROWERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DISCOVERING HOW BEST TO USE NATURALS PRODUCTS ON THEIR FARMS, AND THIS SUCCESS HAS CULMINATED IN A RECORD LEVEL OF INTEREST IN HEFTY NATURALS... Throughout this winter, I’ve answered more questions than I ever [...]
Soybean Weed Control Without Dicamba
NO DICAMBA? HERE'S HOW TO DO THE BEST JOB STOPPING WEEDS IN SOYBEANS IN 2025. If you’re raising XtendFlex soybeans, you already know that dicamba is not an option this season. Don’t worry, though! You still have every other herbicide [...]
February 2025
Wheat Pre-Emerge Herbicides
Why do wheat yields vary so much from one farm to the next!? One thing I enjoy the most each year is getting to talk to great farmers from all over the world about what is helping them be successful. When it comes to [...]
Controlling Waterhemp & Kochia (& Cost!) in Soybeans
Last summer, I had an agronomist in the Dakotas tell me some of the farmers in his area were spending more than $100 per acre on herbicides and still not controlling waterhemp!!If you have kochia or waterhemp on your farm, here is how you stop those [...]
How To Cut Nitrogen Expense
My favorite question so far this winter is, “Can I get by with 0.7 pounds of nitrogen per bushel in corn?” If you are trying to manage nitrogen by simply looking at a blanket statement of “pounds per bushel,” you will either [...]