UGA Vegetables Podcast
UGA Vegetables Podcast
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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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The podcast focuses on agricultural education concerning vegetable production, pest management, and best practices in the industry, with episodes exploring specific challenges such as managing aphid populations and innovative research on pest-resistant crop varieties.
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 tarps for controlling hard-to-control perennial grasses, bioassays to determine possible herbicide carryover from past uses, and utilizing poultry litter to increase nutrients and organic matter in the soil.
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