Talkin' Cotton Podcast
Welcome to the UGA Cotton Team's Talkin' Cotton Podcast. This is a podcast for cotton growers, county agents, industry partners and anyone else interested in learning about science-backed cotton production and pest management. Our goal is to educate you with the most up-to-date data and information all season long. Talkin' Cotton will feature guests, such as, extension specialists, research faculty, graduate students, extension agents, industry allies and many others! Let's get into the why's of puttin' on, throwin' off and cuttin' out.
Episodes
40 episodes
Proposed Dicamba Regulations: What Georgia Cotton Growers Need to Know
In this special episode, Dr. Stanley Culpepper breaks down the proposed regulatory changes with respect to dicamba that every cotton grower needs to understand before the September 6th comment deadline.Dr. Culpepper first highlights Geo...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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29:50
Beyond The Shed: What Your Cotton Plants Are Really Telling You
The Georgia cotton crop is showing signs of change as August progresses, with growers witnessing fruit shed across fields statewide. This episode dives deep into the natural processes driving cotton fruit abscission and whether you should be co...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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48:11
Breaking the System: Why Your Pest Management Decisions Matter
Hot weather, resistant pests, and critical timing decisions take center stage as the University of Georgia Cotton Team tackles the challenges of mid-season cotton insect management. This episode delivers practical, field-tested guidance for gro...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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32:01
Drop Cloths and PGRs - July in the Cotton Field
Cotton is progressing on schedule with 79% squaring and 32% setting bolls, and the UGA team sees strong potential for the 2025 crop despite some management challenges.• Stink bug management critical now as cotton sets bolls, with scouts...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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46:13
2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting
Mr. Taylor Sills, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, joins Drs. Camp Hand and Phillip Roberts to discuss the 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting. Registration and agenda can be found at https://georgiacottoncommiss...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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17:40
Considerations for insect, foliar disease, and irrigation management in July 2025
Drs. Phillip Roberts, Wes Porter, Bob Kemerait, and Camp Hand discuss the current status of the Georgia crop and some thoughts surrounding insect management, management of foliar diseases, and irrigation.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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39:04
Late plantings and first blooms - considerations for the Georgia crop
Drs. Phillip Roberts, Wes Porter, Henry Sintim, and Camp Hand discuss considerations surrounding the current status of Georgia's cotton crop, from newly planted cotton to cotton entering peak bloom.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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46:39
Late planting and early squaring considerations
Drs. Phillip Roberts, Bob Kemerait, and Camp Hand discuss some considerations as we wind up planting and thoughts about cotton that is beginning to square throughout Georgia.
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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46:41
Planting Tweaks, Irrigation, and Early Season Insects
Drs. Wes Porter and Phillip Roberts and Sarah Hobby discuss planting progress and dialing in planters for current conditions as well as early season insect pest management.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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29:42
Cotton Planting Time: thoughts from the UGA Cotton Team
Drs. Camp Hand, Henry Sintim, Wes Porter, Bob Kemerait, and Phillip Roberts join Sarah Hobby in the podcast studio on the UGA Tifton Campus to discuss planting conditions and at-plant decisions to be made. Topics include planter setup and...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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49:27
Early season considerations for 2025
Drs. Wes Porter, Phillip Roberts, Bob Kemerait and Camp Hand discuss early season considerations with respect to planter and irrigation setup, thrips management, nematode and seedling disease considerations, and other topics pertinent to the ea...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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49:41
Cotton Weed Management Update for 2025 - Dr. Stanley Culpepper
Dr. Culpepper discusses new products for 2025, ESA requirements for newly labeled herbicides, utilizing integrated weed management tactics, and the dicamba situation (prior to Christmas).
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:59
Irrigation and Precision Ag Update for 2025 - Dr. Wes Porter
Dr. Porter discusses considerations for irrigation scheduling and trying to make the most of inputs in 2025.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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37:30
Sustainability Update for 2025 - Dr. Taylor Singleton
Dr. Taylor Singleton discusses updates on sustainability and pesticide stewardship for the 2025 growing season.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:46
Cotton nematode and disease update for 2025 - Bob Kemerait
Dr. Bob Kemerait discusses updates for 2025 surrounding nematode and disease management.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:32
Cotton Entomology Update for 2025 - Phillip Roberts
Dr. Phillip Roberts discusses updates for 2025, largely revolving around tarnished and clouded plant bugs and their management moving forward in Georgia.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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25:40
Cotton Agronomy Update for 2025 - Camp Hand
Dr. Camp Hand discusses updates for 2025 including variety selection, CLRDV-induced bronze wilt, PGR management of modern cotton varieties, seeding rates, and deer research in cotton.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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31:03
Intro to Specialist Updates for 2025
Dr. Camp Hand introduces a series of episodes provided by the UGA Cotton Team, which will be updates going into 2025. These episodes will be released as county production meetings are ongoing, but they are not intended to replace production mee...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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2:59
Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting - January 29, 2025
Drs. Camp Hand and Phillip Roberts are joined by Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, to discuss the Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshops which will take place on Wednesday, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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16:34
2024 Wrap Up and looking to 2025 Meeting Season
Drs. Camp Hand and Scott Monfort (Peanut Agronomist) discuss upcoming county production meetings as well as other production workshops in Tifton. Meeting dates can be obtained from your county agent, and cotton meeting dates will be posted at u...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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18:24
Federal Economic and Disaster Assistance
Dr. Camp Hand is joined by Taylor Sills, Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, and Tas Smith, Vice President of Producer Affairs with the National Cotton Council, to discuss newly approved economic and disaster assistance at the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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24:22
Crop Status, Defoliation Issues, Nematode Sampling, and Module Handling
Drs. Wes Porter, Phillip Roberts, Bob Kemerait, and Camp Hand discuss the status of the crop, defoliation issues, module handling, some brief plot results, and thoughts headed into the offseason.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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30:11
Continued discussion of impacts of Hurricane Helene on Georgia Cotton, work of the Georgia Cotton Commission, and considerations for defoliation and harvest
Dr. Camp Hand is joined by Wade Parker (East Georgia Agronomy Agent), Taylor Sills (Executive Director of the Georgia Cotton Commission), and Dr. Wes Porter to continue discussing the impacts of Hurricane Helene on Georgia's cotton crop and ind...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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58:25
Joint Podcast - All About the Pod and Talkin' Cotton - Outlook following Hurricane Helene
This episode of Talkin' Cotton was a joint podcast with the UGA Peanut Team and All About the Pod to discuss the damage seen from Hurricane Helene, and what we are doing to try and help growers in Georgia respond. Stay tuned to each podcast and...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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53:30
Updates on USDA outlook and Farm Bill, ESA Herbicide Strategy, Finishing the 2024 Crop, and Cover Crops
Mrs. Amanda Smith, Mr. Josh Lee, and Drs. Taylor Singleton, Phillip Roberts, and Camp Hand discuss the latest outlook from USDA, updates on the potential of a Farm Bill, the Herbicide Strategy to mitigate impacts to endangered species, cover cr...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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54:11