Talkin' Cotton Podcast

Are Your Late Season Inputs Paying You Back

You can feel it in the field right now: some cotton is ready to roll, some is two weeks behind, and the temptation is to keep spending money just to feel like we are “fin

Late-Season Cotton Choices Decide The Paycheck

Cutting off inputs is easy to say and hard to do when the crop still looks good, the heat won’t quit, and diesel bills keep climbing. We sit down as the Georgia cotton cr

Timely Scouting And Defoliation Keep Pests From Snowballing

A rain map can lie to you. One farm gets 2.7 inches with standing water, another a mile away stays dry, and suddenly your irrigation plan, insect pressure, and spray plan

Georgia Cotton Check-In

Cotton can look great from the road and still be quietly losing yield in the rows. We sit down with a roundtable of Georgia Extension agents (Savannah Tanner - Emanuel Co

Cotton Stays Profitable When We Stay On Time

Cotton can look “fine” from the road and still be one storm, one missed spray window, or one miscalibrated spreader away from losing yield. We break down the early July G

Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting Preview

The easiest way to get blindsided in cotton is to focus on only one thing, one pest, one headline, one price, one rumor. We’re heading to East Georgia with a packed Georg

Georgia Cotton Update On Rain, Plant Bugs, And Scouting

97% planted sounds like a clean headline, but the real story is what happens next when rain turns “finally catching up” into “can’t get in the field.” We’re recording on

Early Squaring Decisions For Georgia Cotton

Cotton can look “quiet” in early June, but the decisions you make right now decide how well the crop holds onto fruit later. We walk through a boots-on-the-ground Georgia

Georgia Cotton Update On Rainfall, Irrigation, And Stand Quality

Rain shows up, planters roll, and somehow we’re still talking about drought. That’s the tension driving cotton decisions across Georgia right now, so we sit down as the U

You Can Fix A Stand Fast If You Fix Downforce

A wet stretch can feel like a gift and a trap at the same time. We sit down with the UGA cotton crew to sort out what the rain really changed across Georgia cotton fields

Georgia Cotton Drought Playbook

Georgia cotton is trying to get started with one hand tied behind its back: dry soil, low ponds, and more pivots running in late April than most of us like to see. We sit

How To Stay Ready When Rain Won’t Show Up

Cotton season can feel like a race when it’s warm in April and the rain won’t come. We sit down with Dr. Taylor Singleton and Mrs. Sarah Hobby to get practical about what

Georgia Cotton Insect Updates For 2026 And What To Do First

Jassids didn’t “ease into” Georgia cotton, they exploded across the map. We recorded this update heading into 2026 because what we learned in 2025 changes how we scout, h

Jealous Of Jassids And Afraid Of Nematodes - Bob Kemerait's 2026 Update

One wrong assumption in a cotton field can get expensive fast. We sit down with UGA’s Dr. Bob Kemerait to talk through the 2026 decisions that are easy to “cut out” on a

Practical Rules For Pesticides, ESA Labels, And Cover Crop Payoffs

Cotton growers are juggling new label realities, tight margins, and the pressure to do right by their land and communities. We tackle all three with a practical roadmap:

Science Over Noise: Saving Tools, Fields, And Future Cotton

The weeds aren’t waiting—and neither are the courtrooms. We sat down with Dr. Stanley Culpepper to unpack why the biggest threats to your herbicide toolbox aren’t just re

Irrigation, Planting, And Precision Ag Wins For 2026 Cotton

Stop watering cotton that’s ready to pick. We dive straight into the decisions that protect margins in 2026: getting pivots uniform, setting planters for true depth, dial

From Trials To Fields: Smarter Variety Selection For 2026

Prices are stubborn, inputs aren’t getting cheaper, and acres have shifted—but we still need cotton in Georgia. We take you inside the decisions that matter most for 2026

Spring County Meeting Updates Preview

 We’re rolling out a series of recorded updates from every Georgia cotton specialist so you can hear the what, why, and when behind this season’s key recommendations—with

Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting: Speakers, Topics, And What Growers Need To Know

We preview the Georgia Cotton Commission annual meeting in Tifton with clear updates on pests, policy, markets, and risk. Speakers from UGA, USDA, and the National Cotton