Good time blasting some peanuts today with Alabama Extension colleagues Blake Lanton, Kris Balkcom, Christy Hicks and visiting peanut growers in south central and west AL. #ALpeanuts #podblasting Auburn Agriculture

I encourage everyone to share my story or share YOUR story! #NCC #CottonChallenge #TakeAction

First 2024 peanut variety trial harvested today. May 7 plant date. Central Alabama drought took a toll on them. #ALCrops

Reports of fall armyworms in pastures are still coming in across AL. Some producers do not have the equipment to spray, so not much can be done. Cooler weather next week will slow worms down, but we still have the potential for one more generation. #ALcrops Ron Smith Alabama Extension

Still feeling the pain from 2023. Trying to put 2024 behind us and survive to make it to 2025. Central Alabama soybean trial in the books. Not much learned, just an old phrase reiterated. "If it don't rain, it don't matter."

Soybean field a few miles north of The Blackbelt Research Station. Riddled with Iron chlorosis very early in the season if I remember correctly.

Looking down the row of some irrigated Central AL PHY 411. May be the best field I've seen this year. PhytoGen Cottonseed

393,199 acres of cotton were grown in 59 of 67 Alabama counties in 2024. This amounts to the widest distribution of cotton in any state east of texas.

Check out the next episode of AL Crops podcast as Henry Jordan shares info. about the OVT program at Auburn University & the tools available for AL growers to compare performance & make variety selection decisions for their farms. Alabama Extension Alfa Farmers Auburn Agriculture aces.edu/blog/podcast/s…

On the next episode of Alabama Crops podcast, Blake Lanton and Christy Hicks (AL Extension Regional Extension Agents) provided an update on the row crops including challenges faced by growers this season in the Central AL!! @Auburnag Alabama Extension #cropupdate aces.edu/blog/podcast/s…

First episode of Season 5 of AL Crops Podcast is up and online. We were joined by several crop consultants from across the state to discuss the crop input, management & other strategies for the 2025 growing season!! Auburn Agriculture Blake Lanton Scott Graham aces.edu/blog/podcast/s…

50 years of pest battles! Farmers, researchers & consultants have worked together to tackle crop threats through Integrated Pest Management. Here’s what decades of experience have taught us. farmprogress.com/cotton/boots-i…

In the next episode of Alabama Crops podcast, we discuss planter preparation & other considerations to get ready for another planting season. Katie Nichols also joined us to talk about her role with Alabama Extension. Auburn Agriculture Scott Graham Blake Lanton #alcrops aces.edu/blog/podcast/s…

Listen up! Ag podcasts for the tractor cab at cropprotectionnetwork.org/podcasts 🌱War Against Weeds 🌱A Penney for Your Thoughts 🌱I See Dead Plants 🌱Mississippi Crop Situation 🌱Alabama Crops Report 🌱Cotton Specialist's Corner WarAgainstWeedsPodcast Sarah Lancaster Joe Ikley I See Dead Plants Podcast

Ducks and geese in fields tell part of the story for Central AL. Some want minimal rain the next 7 to 10 days to finish cotton, peanut, and soybean planting/replanting, while the potential yield for dryland corn is very high if recent weather patterns continue. #ALCrops

Many cotton acres across Alabama are yet to be planted due to continuous rains in May. Listen in to thoughts on how to think about moving forward. Scott Graham Simer Virk Ron Smith Cade Grace open.spotify.com/episode/2ofja2…

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I've seen a lot of sunsets in cotton fields from SW GA to Central AL. Rode by this field for a week before I stopped in to snap this shot. Might be my favorite one yet.

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The two spotted leafhopper (Jassid) is occurring at economic levels in some fields in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. This pest has the potential to be the greatest economic problem since the boll weevil. Many questions remain, only time will tell.