Cotton Specialists Corner
Extension Cotton Specialists and others from across the U.S. weigh in on a variety of topics that impact cotton producers, consultants, and the industry as a whole.
Episodes
51 episodes
Episode 50: Added to the Severe Challenges of Current Production, the Devastation of Hurricane Helene
Drs. Keith Edmisten and Camp Hand, cotton specialists at North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia, respectively, join host Dr. Steve Brown to discuss the economic situation facing agricultural producers throughout the US, a...
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Episode 50
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Episode 49: The USDA Cotton Classing System -- Procedures, Benefits, Grades and More
Byron Cole, Deputy Director of the Grading Division, and Greg Townsend, Area Director of the Visalia Cotton Classing Office, join host Steve Brown to discuss the USDA Cotton Classing System, including Some of the history behind...
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Episode 48: Thoughts about the JD Round Module Picker and Calibration of the Module Handling System
Dr. Wes Porter, Extension Ag Engineer at the University of Georgia, joins host Steve Brown to talk about the JD roll picker, with a few thoughts about the comparable stripper version. We discuss a little history about the concept and talk about...
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Episode 47: Irrigation Management, Irrigation Termination in Cotton
Extension Cotton Specialists Drs. Randy Norton (University of Arizona), Brian Pieralisi (Mississippi State) and Camp Hand (University of Georgia) join host Steve Brown to discuss approaches, means, methods and challenges of irrigation in their ...
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Episode 46: Stink Bug Management in Cotton
Cotton Entomologists Drs. Scott Graham (Auburn University) and Phillip Roberts (University of Georgia) join host Steve Brown to discuss management of this common pest ... at least a pest that is ever-present in the Southeast and perhaps some ot...
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Episode 45: Potassium (K) Management in Cotton
Soil Scientists / Fertility Experts Drs. Hunter Frame (Virginia Tech), Glen Harris (University of Georgia), Audrey Gamble (Auburn University) and Katie Lewis (Texas A&M) join host Steve Brown of Auburn to discuss the challenges associated w...
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Episode 44: Crop Update from across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Numerous Extension Cotton Specialists from across the U.S. provide an update on the 2024 crop as of June 7. Reports include planting progress, expected final acreage crop, crop condition and emerging issues and challenges. Information fro...
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Episode 43: Nitrogen Management in Cotton
Bhupinder Farmaha (Clemson University), Tyson Raper (University of Tennessee), John Arnall (Oklahoma State) and Katie Lewis (Texas A&M) join host Steve Brown to discuss N management in cotton. The session addresses: Are we using too m...
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Episode 42: Review of 2023 Research on the Subject of "Biological" and "Microbial" Products in Cotton
Drs. Brian Pieralisi (Mississippi State) and Brian Arnall (Oklahoma State) join host Steve Brown in a broad discussion on the subject of new Biological, Microbial and other products targeted to improve crop productivity. We discuss the 2023 Bel...
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Episode 41: Cotton Seed Quality, II
Fred Bourland (University of Arkansas) and John Snider (University of Georgia) join host Steve Brown for another discussion on cotton seed quality. We talk about seed quality variations within the plant, within varieties, the effects of ginning...
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Episode 40: Cotton Seed Quality, I
Fred Bourland (University of Arkansas), Camp Hand and John Snider (University of Georgia) and Lori Unruh Snyder (NC State) join host Steve Brown in a detailed discussion on Seed Quality. Subjects include Cotton Incorporated Beltwide Seed ...
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Episode 39: Cotton Variety Development, Evaluation and Selection
Drs. Mike Jones of Clemson University and Ken Lege of Texas A&M join host Steve Brown of Auburn to discuss methods of variety testing and evaluation as well as the process of variety development at the corporate level. We talk about small p...
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Episode 38: Cotton Nematode Management Across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Plant Pathologists Kathy Lawrence of Auburn University, Heather Kelly of the University of Tennessee and Terry Wheeler of Texas A&M join host Steve Brown, Extension Cotton Agronomist at Auburn, to discuss nematode management in major region...
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Episode 37: A Look Back and Forward at the Texas Cotton Crops of 2023 and 2024
Texas A&M, Texas AgriLife Extension Agronomists Ben McKnight, Josh McGinty, Reagan Noland, Jourdan Bell and Ken Lege join host Steve Brown of Auburn University to talk about the 2023 Texas crop and prospects for 2024. The discus...
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Episode 36: Deer Damage in Cotton
Camp Hand (Agronomist) and Phillip Roberts (Entomologist) of the University of Georgia and Scott Graham (Entomologist) of Auburn University join host Steve Brown, Extension Cotton Agronomist, to discuss the complicated issue of deer damage in c...
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Episode 35: Cotton Breeding: A Look Back and Ahead ... the Process, Procedures and Importance
Fred Bourland, University of Arkansas, longtime Cotton Breeder, and Steve Hague, former Cotton Breeder at Texas A&M and Bayer, join host Steve Brown, Auburn University, to give a broad perspective on the process and history of breeding. Bot...
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Episode 34: A Final Review of the ThryvOn Technology for 2023
Entomologists Ben Thrash, University of Arkansas, Scott Graham, Auburn University, and Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia, along with Agronomists Tyson Raper, University of Tennessee, and Camp Hand, University of Georgia, join host Steve Br...
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Episode 33: Looking Back Over 50+ Years of Cotton Insect Management
Cotton Entomologists Ron Smith and Scott Graham join host Steve Brown to discuss some of the most critical events and challenges of managing cotton insects over the past 50 years or so. Ron is Professor Emeritus and Scott is an Assi...
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Episode 32: Cotton Marketing Methods and Considerations
Ag Economists O.A. Cleveland, John Robinson and Don Shurley share their thoughts about the HOW-to's of marketing cotton. Cleveland and Shurley are Professors Emeritus of their respective institutions, Mississippi State University and the Univer...
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Episode 31: Crop Update, Preparing for Harvest
Extension Cotton Specialists and Agronomists from across the U.S. Cotton Belt talk about their 2023 crop and provide tips and recommendations for harvest aid applications and other preparations for cotton harvest. Speakers include Keith Edmiste...
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Episode 30: Herbicide Resistance -- How We Got Here, Where We're Headed
Eminent Weed Scientists Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia, and Larry Steckel, University of Tennessee, join host Steve Brown, Auburn University, in discussing herbicide resistance in cotton. These scientists have had a front row seat in ...
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Episode 29: Revisiting ThryvOn -- Focus on Plant Bugs
Entomologists Scott Graham, Auburn University, and Ben Thrash, University of Arkansas, along with Agronomists Tyson Raper, University of Tennessee, and host Steve Brown discuss the challenges and opportunities of the ThryvOn technology for plan...
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Episode 28. Thinking about PGRs -- Differences and Similarities across the US Cotton Belt
Agronomists Keith Edmisten, NC State, Camp Hand, UGA, Brian Pieralisi, and Randy Norton, Univ of Arizona, join host Steve Brown, Auburn Univ, to talk about the use of PGRs (mepiquat, etc.) in cotton. It is interesting to hear the different appr...
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Episode 27: New "Microbial" Products in Cotton
Extension scientists Brian Pieralis (Mississippi State) , Brian Arnall (Oklahoma State), Hunter Frame (Virginia Tech) and host Steve Brown (Auburn) discuss new "microbial" products that offer potential to enhance nutrient uptake and efficiency ...
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