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….
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.
Available on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.
The Alabama Crops Report Podcast is sponsored in part by Alabama Ag Credit.
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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….