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 [...]
By Darren Hefty By Darren Hefty I hate to tell you this, but 2019 is still not over. Yes, the calendar has turned to 2020, but the lingering effects of the bad weather and poor crop year are still being [...]
For years, we have found tremendous success with Nutri-Cycle as part of the Hefty Naturals product line. In research trials and crop fields, this blend of more than 25 beneficial strains of bacteria and fungi has shown a consistent improvement in nutrient uptake [...]