Alabama Crops Report
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Season 2 Episode 11 – Cotton Harvest
It is harvest time at the Alabama Crops Report podcast. On this episode, hosts Amanda Scherer and Scott Graham sit down with Steve Brown, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System cotton....
Season 2 Episode 10 – Using Drones in Crop Production
Drones have become commonly used pieces of technology in many aspects of life. They are now working their way into the agriculture industry, being used for several crop production management....
Season 2 Episode 9 – Alabama Corn & Soybean Update
As Alabama farmers start to head to the fields to harvest, the Alabama Crops Report is here to keep you up to date on the latest crops situations. On this....
Season 2 Episode 8 – Crops Acreage Report
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Wendiam Sawadago, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System economist. The USDA acreage report was released....
Season 2 Episode 7 – Crops Roundtable
For this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, the team is shaking things up a bit. Instead of an individual topic, members of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomology and....
S2 Ep 6Season 2 Episode 6 – Peanut Update
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, the topic is peanuts. Hosts Scott Graham and Adam Rabinowitz sit down with Kris Balkcom, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System assistant professor....
S2 Ep 5Season 2 Episode 5 – Down to Earth
The Alabama Crops Report podcast is getting Down to Earth! On this episode, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with Cole Sikes and Justin Miller, Alabama Cooperative Extension System....
S2 Ep 4Season 2 Episode 4 – Row Crop Market Update
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Amanda Scherer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Wendiam Sawadago, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System economist. Sawadago gives an update on how....
S2 Ep 3Season 2 Episode 3 – Spring Planting Update
On today’s episode, hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer welcome Eros Francisco, an Alabama Extension grain specialist, into the podcast recording studio. Crop producers are hard at work with spring....
S2 Ep 2Season 2 Episode 2 – Crop Protection Products
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with David Russell, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System specialist in weed science. The supply chain....
S2 Ep 1Season 2 Episode 1 – Using Poultry Litter
Welcome to season two of the Alabama Crops Report! In this first episode, hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Scott Graham sit down with Rishi Prasad, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System specialist....
S1 Ep 32Episode 32 – 2022 Alabama Row Crops Short Course
In this episode, first-time host Audrey Gamble joins previous hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer to talk about the upcoming Alabama Row Crops Short Course. This year’s short course is....
S1 Ep 31Episode 31 – Using Solar Technology
In this episode, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Katelyn Kesheimer sit down with Dennis Brothers, an Alabama Extension associate professor and member of the farm and agribusiness management team. In his....
S1 Ep 30Episode 30 – Winter Wheat and Weed Management
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with David Russell, an Alabama Extension weed scientist, about the status of the state’s wheat crop. Wet weather has delayed harvest of summer....
S1 Ep 29Episode 29 – Row Crop Market Update
In this episode, hosts Amanda Scherer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Wendiam Sawadago, an Alabama Extension economist, about how the current market looks for row crops, particularly cotton. Sawadago explains....
S1 Ep 28Episode 28 – October Cotton Update
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with Steve Brown, an Alabama Extension cotton agronomist, about the current status of the state’s crops. In particular, Brown provides an October cotton....
S1 Ep 27Episode 27 – Climate and Weather
On today’s episode of the Alabama Crops Report, the subject is climate and weather and how it affects Alabama crops. Hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Scott Graham speak with two guests.....
S1 Ep 26Episode 26 – Meet Extension’s New Grains Specialist
On today’s episode, hosts Amanda Scherer and Katelyn Kesheimer introduce Alabama Extension’s new grains specialist. Eros Francisco, who joined Extension in September, will be working on the agronomic crops team.....
S1 Ep 25Episode 25 – Disaster Assistance from USDA
For today’s episode, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Amanda Scherer talk with two guests from the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). The first is Shnequie Bowman-Greene, a chief agricultural program specialist,....
S1 Ep 24Episode 24 – Variety Trial Testing
Hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Adam Rabinowitz visit with Henry Jordan of Auburn University’s Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences. Jordan manages the University’s variety trial testing program. The program....
S1 Ep 23Episode 23 – August Cotton Update
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer visit with Alabama Extension agronomist Steve Brown on the status of the cotton crop in Alabama. Brown says the status of Alabama’s more than....
S1 Ep 22Episode 22 – Wiregrass Crop Update
Hosts Amanda Scherer and Scott Graham introduce listeners to Sedrick Mack, an Alabama Extension agronomic crops regional agent. Mack serves 10 counties in the southeast corner of Alabama, including the....
S1 Ep 21Episode 21 – Disease Issues in Row Crops
On this episode, host Katelyn Kesheimer, an Alabama Extension entomologist, talks with Ed Sikora, an Extension plant pathologist, about disease issues confronting the state’s row crop farmers. Sikora discusses foliar....
S1 Ep 20Episode 20 – Fall Armyworms
On this episode, hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer, both Alabama Extension entomologists, share their expertise on the current situation with fall armyworms in the state. They offer control recommendations....
S1 Ep 19Episode 19 – July Crop Update
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer are joined by Amanda Scherer to offer a July crop update. The three talk about how crops across the state are looking as well....
S1 Ep 18Episode 18 – Early Planted Soybeans
Hosts Scott Graham and Adam Rabinowitz talk about early planted soybeans with Eddie McGriff, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System agronomic crops regional agent. McGriff goes into detail about the potential....
S1 Ep 17Episode 17 – Crops Acreage Report
Hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Alabama Extension economist Wendiam Sawadago about the June crops acreage report. This June report gives crop producers the best estimate to date....
S1 Ep 16Episode 16 – Fertilizer Side-Dressing in Cotton
Hosts Scott Graham and Steve Brown talk with Alabama Cooperative Extension System soil scientist Audrey Gamble about fertilizer side-dressing in cotton. The group discusses many different events that could impact....
S1 Ep 15Episode 15 – Crop Updates from Regional Extension Agents
Hosts Amanda Scherer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Alabama Extension Regional Extension Agents Andrew Sparks and John Vanderford. In this episode, Sparks, who serves as the agronomic crops regional agent....
S1 Ep 14Episode 14 – Succession Planning for the Farm
Hosts Amanda Scherer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Robert Tufts, an Alabama Extension professor who specializes in estate planning, legal and tax issues that farmers face. In this episode, Tufts....
S1 Ep 13Episode 13 – Late May Cotton Update
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talk with Dr. Steve Brown, Alabama Extension’s cotton specialist. In this podcast, Brown talks about what producers are seeing in their fields. Cooler....
S1 Ep 12Episode 12 – Carbon Credits And The Farm
Hosts Amanda Scherer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Jessica Kelton, who is an Alabama Extension regional agent working on the farm and agribusiness team. In this podcast, Kelton and the....
S1 Ep 11Episode 11 – Managing Nematodes in Row Crops
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talk with Dr. Kathy Lawrence, who is an Auburn University professor of entomology and plant pathology. Lawrence’s research focuses on plant parasitic nematodes and....
S1 Ep 10Episode 10 – Benefits of Broiler Litter to Row Crops
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer welcome Rishi Prasad, an Alabama Extension scientist working in nutrient management. In this podcast, Prasad discusses how row crop producers can use broiler litter....
S1 Ep 9Episode 9 – Tales From The Farm With Annie Dee
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talk with Annie Dee of Dee River Ranch and Dee Farms. Dee was recognized as one of Auburn University’s Women in Agriculture Trail Blazers....
S1 Ep 8Episode 8 – Early Season Insect Management in Cotton
Hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Adam Rabinowitz talk with Scott Graham, Alabama Extension entomologist, about early season insect management in cotton. Graham touches on thrips, one of the most consistent cotton....
S1 Ep 7Episode 7 – Peanut Update
Hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Amanda Scherer talk with Kris Balkcom, Alabama Extension peanut specialist about all things peanuts for the 2021 season including seed quality, seed treatments, planting dates, variety....
S1 Ep 6Episode 6 – Prospective Plantings
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer discuss prospective plantings with Extension economist Wendiam Sawadago and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program with Extension economist Adam Rabinowitz. This episode was recorded March....
S1 Ep 5Episode 5 – Soil Fertility
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talk with Alabama Cooperative Extension System soil scientist Audrey Gamble about the importance of soil testing. Additionally, Gamble discusses how recommendations from the Auburn....
S1 Ep 4Episode 4 – Managing Insects in Corn
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talk with Alabama Cooperative Extension System entomologist Katelyn Kesheimer about early season insect pests of corn. Kesheimer discusses the impacts of soil conservation practices....
S1 Ep 3Episode 3 – Managing Weeds in Corn
Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer discuss weed management in corn with Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed scientist David Russell. Russell talks about common problematic weeds, optimum burndown timings, what....
S1 Ep 2Episode 2 – Commodity Crop Prices and Fertilizer Costs
Crop prices have skyrocketed in recent months, but so have fertilizer costs. Hear the latest price outlook and timely advice on appropriate risk management of prices and input costs as....
S1 Ep 1Episode 1 – Cotton Update
Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer discuss the outlook for the 2021 cotton crop with Alabama Extension cotton agronomist Steve Brown. Brown touches on variety selection, best time for planting....