UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 1 features Dr. Stormy Sparks (Vegetable Entomologist) and Ty Torrance (UGA Multi-County Vegetable Extension Agent) to discuss vegetable insect pests, lifecycle and management, top production issues, and interesting research being conducted at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Kate Cassity-Duffey (Assistant Professor of Horticulture – Organic Production) and Dr. Tim Coolong (Professor of Horticulture – Vegetable Production) discuss practices for transitioning marginal or fallow land into organic vegetable production. Topics include utilizing warm and cool-season cover crops for nutrient retention, weed management, soil health and crop yields, as well as considerations for implementing cover crops. Additionally, Kate and Tim share the benefits of silage ta...
7 Jul 2026
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 11
Our guests, Austin Hamilton and Ty Torrance, discuss vegetable farming; production, market, and labor challenges, as well as sustainability efforts, including cover cropping, reduced soil fumigation, and building healthy soils. Austin Hamilton is the Director of Agriculture at Southern Valley, a family-owned and operated vegetable operation based out of southern Georgia with year-round operations in additional locations, including Mexico, Florida, and Tennessee. In addition, Austi...
24 Apr 2026
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 10
Dr. Taylor “Sustainability” Singleton, Extension Sustainability Specialist at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus, discusses pollinator habitat, cover crops, and pesticide stewardship in vegetable crops and even sprinkles in a little recommended book reading list.
24 Mar 2026
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 9
Dr. Michael Toews, Associate Dean for Extension at the University of Georgia defines what Extension is, highlights the capacity and success stories of UGA Extension, provides his leadership philosophy, expresses his goals as Extension Dean, describes what success in Extension means to him and discusses the different aspects of Extension from 4H youth programs to agriculture and natural resources in rural and urban environments. In addition, Dr. Toews discusses cotton jassid, whitefly, a...
25 Nov 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 8
John Bennett, University of Georgia ANR Extension Agent, examines watermelon production in South Georgia, covering pest management, grafting, and innovative technologies in this interview episode.
16 Sept 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 7
Vegetable entomologist Dr. Stormy Sparks examines cotton jassid, a new invasive insect pest, and shares management strategies for vegetable growers in this episode.
28 Aug 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 6
Dr. Sudeep Bag, Associate Professor of Crop Virology at the University of Georgia, explains how insect-vectored viruses impact vegetable crops, offering insights into management strategies.
20 Jun 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 5
Dr. Ruchika Kashyap defines controlled environment agriculture, shares common diseases, and explores management strategies as an Urban and Controlled Environment Plant Pathologist at the University of Georgia in this interview.
22 May 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 4
In this new episode, University of Georgia County Extension Agent Justin Shealey and Fort Valley State University Extension Agent Josh Dawson discuss vegetable production, focusing on bell pepper, in Echols and Lowndes counties. These long-time friends and colleagues also venture into the role, duties, and love of the Extension Service in Georgia.
7 May 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 3
In this episode, Dr. Luan Oliveira, Specialty Crop Precision Agriculture Specialist at the University of Georgia, discusses precision agriculture in vegetable crops, including onion transplanters, weed control robots, spray drones, and AI self-learning software.
7 May 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Special Episode
In this special episode, Vaughn McAvoy, a 10-year-old enthusiast, talks about using carnivorous plants to manage nematodes, beetle larvae, and other insect pests in vegetable crops.
7 May 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 2
In this episode, Dr. Bhabesh Dutta, Vegetable Plant Pathologist at the University of Georgia, discusses diseases affecting Vidalia onions. The conversation covers key diseases of concern, the environmental conditions that favor their development, and integrated management strategies—including chemical control with pesticides and cultural practices to reduce disease pressure.
26 Mar 2025
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 1
UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 1 features Dr. Stormy Sparks (Vegetable Entomologist) and Ty Torrance (UGA Multi-County Vegetable Extension Agent) to discuss vegetable insect pests, lifecycle and management, top production issues, and interesting research being conducted at the University of Georgia.
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