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…..
Podcast: Alabama Crops Report
The Alabama Crops Report Podcast is where the research meets the row. When time is tight and every minute matters, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System agronomy team makes decision-making simpler for farmers by bringing Extension expertise straight to the tractor cab.
Producers can expect to hear a wide range of topics throughout the year. From insect scouting tips to fertilizer application recommendations and harvest updates—timely issues in the field will be addressed by agents and specialists from all over the state. Episodes will be 10 to 15 minutes long in conversational form. New episodes will drop weekly during the production season. Listeners can expect multiple episodes in a week if there are multiple important topics to discuss.
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The Alabama Crops Report Podcast is sponsored in part by Alabama Ag Credit.
Episode 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…..
Episode 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,….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….