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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On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report Podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham talk with Alabama Extension Plant Pathologist Amanda Scherer, Grain Specialist Eros Francisco, and Weed Specialist....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham enjoy a cotton conversation with Steve Brown and Amanda Scherer. The group talks planting dates, soil....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham talk cotton and peanut disease management with Alabama Cooperative Extension System Entomologist and Plant Pathologist, Amanda....
In this episode of the Alabama Crops Report Podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham talk about Wiregrass crop production with Extension Agents Sedrick Mack and Aaron Wells. Both agents....
In this episode of the Alabama Crops Report Podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham visit with Blake Lanton, an Extension agent in central Alabama about soil sampling and spring....
In this episode of the Alabama Crops Report podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham talk agricultural markets and trends with Alabama Extension Economists Adam Rabinowitz and Wendiam Sawadgo. Take....
In this episode of the Alabama Crops Report podcast, hosts Simer Virk and Scott Graham continue their nutrient management discussion with Rishi Prasad. Different areas of the state call for....
This episode features Rishi Prasad, the nutrient management guy. He says where the nutrients go, his research follows. The group discusses chicken litter production and its wide use on Alabama....
Season 5 of the Alabama Crops Report Podcast kicks off with a crop consultant roundtable discussion, hosted by Blake Lanton and Simer Virk. A room full of consultants who serve....
To wrap up Season 4 of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Simer Virk welcome a large crew of Alabama Cooperative Extension System professionals, industry partners, and row....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, Mr. Peanut himself, Kris Balkcom, joins hosts Scott Graham and Simer Virk to talk about the world of peanuts. Balkcom, an Alabama....
As the year is coming to an end, now is a great time to look back at the events of the past growing season. On this episode of the Alabama....
Selecting the right crop variety is one of the most important decisions a farmer can make. The Auburn University Variety Testing Program is a great resource that helps guide farmers....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report Podcast, hosts Scott Graham and Simer Virk are joined by two guests: Eros Francisco, an Alabama Extension grain specialist, and David Russell,....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Simer Virk sit down with Blake Lanton, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System agronomic crops regional agent. Lanton serves....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, long-time hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer join new host Simer Virk for a discussion on cotton defoliation. A cotton podcast episode....
Season four of the Alabama Crops Report brings with it a new host! Long-time guest to the podcast, Eros Francisco, joins Adam Rabinowitz as a host to kick off the....
Aloha from Alabama Extension! On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Amanda Scherer and Scott Graham welcome colleagues from Auburn University and the University of Hawaii to the....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Adam Rabinowitz sit down with first-time guests Eve Brantley and Adam Newby. Brantley is an Alabama Cooperative Extension....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Katelyn Kesheimer sit down with Wendiam Sawadgo, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System economist. As harvest is right around....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, listeners get a regional crop update from the Wiregrass. Hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Scott Graham sit down with Sedrick Mack, an Alabama....
Litter happens! On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report podcast, hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer talks with Kent Stanford, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System nutrient management specialist. The....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, Katelyn Kesheimer, one of the regular hosts of the podcast, is switching into the guest seat. Hosts Scott Graham and Amanda Scherer....
It is time to talk about peanuts on the Alabama Crops Report! On this episode, hosts Amanda Scherer and Scott Graham sit down with Kris Balkcom, an Alabama Cooperative Extension....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with David Russell, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System weed science specialist. As farmers across the....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Scott Graham and Adam Rabinowitz are on the podcast for the first time in Season 3. They sit down to talk....
Cotton farmers across Alabama are getting ready to plant. On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Katelyn Kesheimer and Amanda Scherer talk with Steve Brown, an Alabama Cooperative....
The Alabama Crops Report is kicking off season 3 with some weather updates! On this episode, hosts Amanda Scherer and Katelyn Kesheimer sit down with Eros Francisco, an Alabama Cooperative....
There is often a stigma surrounding mental health, especially in the agriculture industry. On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, hosts Adam Rabinowitz and Katelyn Kesheimer talk with Elizabeth....
On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report, peanut pod blasting is the topic of discussion. Hosts Scott Graham and Katelyn Kesheimer talked with Jimmy Jones, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System county coordinator for Henry County. Pod blasting is a method used by peanut growers to help determine when the optimum maturity of a peanut....
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 agronomist. Going into his 47th cotton harvest year as an agronomist, Brown talks with Scherer and Graham about the 2022 Alabama cotton harvest season and....
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 items. On this episode of the Alabama Crops Report podcast, hosts Amanda Scherer and Katelyn Kesheimer sit down with Guilherme Morata, an Alabama Cooperative Extension....
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 episode, host Scott Graham talks with Eros Francisco, an Alabama Extension grains specialist. The pair of them talk about what things are looking like for....
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 June 30. Sawadago breaks down the report and analyzes what the data means for Alabama crop producers for the rest of the year. ....
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 plant pathology team are having a roundtable discussion. The team talks about some of the things they are seeing throughout the state including insect pests....
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 of crop, soil, and environmental sciences. Balkcom talks about some of the weather conditions that peanut producers are facing, as well as other topics related....
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 communications and marketing specialists, about the Down to Earth: Agriculture Sustains Alabama campaign. The Down to Earth campaign is designed to educate consumers about the....
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 the row crop market is looking and what farmers may expect for the upcoming season. Season 2 Episode 4 – Row Crop Market....
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 planting. Francisco goes over a few factors that producers have to consider this year. Season 2 Episode 3 – Spring Planting Update Transcript
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 shortages and high prices of crop protection products are troubling crop producers and have been topics of conversation for some time. Russell talks about these....
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 and assistant professor working in crop, soil, and environmental sciences. Poultry litter is a commonly used source of fertilizer for farmers. In this episode, the....
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 January 18 and 19 and will be moving from its normal location in Auburn, Alabama to the capital city of Montgomery, Alabama. Episode....
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 role, Brothers works with farmers on the adoption and use of solar technology. The discussion today is centered around ways farmers can use solar technology....
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 crops such as soybeans–putting wheat planting behind. The group also discusses weed management in wheat. Episode 30 – Winter Wheat and Weed Management....
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 the unprecedented run up that cotton markets have had over the past several months. Late September prices were stable around $0.90 a pound, but prices....
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 update. Early, rainy weather has farmers behind, and they are pushing toward harvest now. The three also discuss harvest aids and the additional benefits defoliation....
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. This first is Andrew Sparks, an Alabama Extension agronomic crops regional agent. Sparks adds to the discussion from the view point of both a regional....
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. He will work with grain crops such as corn, wheat, and sorghum–as well as other crops like sorghum, barley, rye, and oats. A native of....
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, and the second is Sydney Griffin, an agricultural program specialist. This time of year is peak season for natural disasters. Bowman-Greene and Griffin discuss FSA’s....
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 evaluates all the major row crops. Most trials are conducted in multiple locations across Alabama. The program tests experimental varieties and commercial variety side by....
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 400,000 acres of cotton vary around the state. Some areas are dealing with fertility issues because of heavy rains earlier in the summer, but Brown....
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