By Darren Hefty
The ideal corn planting depth is and likely always will be 1.5” to 2.5”. Here’s why.
4 Root Systems of a Corn Plant:
Radicle
Seminal
Nodal
Brace
While the radicle and seminal roots develop below the corn seed, the nodal roots actually develop first above the seed. For this reason, the seed must be deep enough to keep the […]
By Grain PhD – www.grainphd.com
Think about a sport you enjoy playing – it most likely involves both offense and defense. What would happen if your team only cared about offense and didn’t practice or develop a defensive strategy? While it’s possible for your team to win some of the time, the odds of consistent success would […]
By Brian Hefty
Cold, wet soils often spell doom for seed germination and seedling health. Look at the below chart based on average weather on our farm and the number of days it takes until corn should emerge based on planting date. This is assuming each corn variety requires the average of 100 GDUs to emerge.
As […]
1. What is Grain PhD?
Grain PhD is a new initiative we have launched to help you be more successful at marketing your grain.
2. What Does Grain PhD Do?
We provide you with:
Educational Materials – Extensive educational materials on grain marketing and price risk management are available for your use.
Market Information – Insightful market information from […]
By Darren Hefty
While there has been no new federal or state requirement forcing you to use more than one mode of action as you apply fungicides this year, it is something we strongly recommend. Not only can you help avoid resistance to any single mode of action this way, you may see more yield protection […]
By Brian Hefty
Corn – 542 bushels/acre in 2017 – David Hula, Virginia
Soybeans – 171 bu/a in 2016 – Randy Dowdy, Georgia
Wheat – 249 bu/a in 2017 – Eric Watson, New Zealand
Seeing these yield levels is extremely exciting to me, because this confirms the fact that the seed we are putting in the ground has the […]
By Darren Hefty
All the northern U.S. readers will be thinking it’s way too early to talk about grass control in corn, but corn is already going in the ground in southern and coastal markets. However, you may need to switch products or timing in 2018 to achieve the results (as close to zero weeds as […]
By Brian Hefty
For the first time ever, Ag PhD will be hosting a New Technologies Clinic on Friday, February 23! Please join us! We will be on the Ag PhD Field Day site near Baltic, SD in the Morton Center from 9 am to 3 pm. Here are some of the topics we’ll be covering:
Detailed, […]
By Brian Hefty
You are ready to take the next step with your soils and your soil fertility program! If you have attended an Ag PhD Soils Clinic in the last 3 years, we invite you to join us at one of two Advanced Soils Clinics. Here are some of the topics we’ll be covering:
Soil tests […]
By Grain PhD – www.grainphd.com
The Winter Marketing Meeting Season is now upon us and many of you will be attending one of the upcoming Ag PhD meetings in expectations of hearing fresh ideas for marketing 2018 grain production. A Risk Management expert from Grain PhD will be at each of the meetings, and we look […]