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….
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 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….
Episode 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….