Ag in the Cab

Episode Summary: On Episode Twelve, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Wes Porter, UGA Extension Irrigation Specialist. This week, you will learn about all things sprayer and implement calibration! Dr. Porter's Faculty Profile: https://extension.uga.edu/about/personnel-directory/person.html/15140/wesley-porter.html Chapter Markers: 0:00 Cold Opening Intro 0:17 Ag in the Cab Podcast Intro 1:48 Br...

Episode Summary: On Episode Eleven, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Isaac Esquivel, UF/IFAS Extension Agronomic and Forage Entomologist at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, FL. This week, you will learn about the Cotton Jassid, some preliminary data the taskforce has found, and some talk on other invasive insets. Dr. Esquivel's Faculty Profile: https://nfrec.ifas.ufl....

Episode Summary: On Episode Ten, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Casey Ritz, UGA Extension Poultry Science Specialist and UGA Poultry Science Department Extension Coordinator. This week, you will learn about avian influenza, how it is spread, biosecurity steps to take to protect your backyard flock, what is backyard/small flock poultry, basic steps for starting a backyard poultry flock, and m...

Episode Summary: On Episode Nine, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Nico DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist. This week, you will learn about the Florida Bull Test and how the program is designed to benefit cattlemen, what feed efficiency is, winter supplementation option, balancing cattle diet nutrition, technologies to help measure and manage cattle diets, the Hay Ba...

Episode Summary: On Episode Eight, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Wes Porter, UGA Extension Irrigation Specialist. This week, you will learn about precision irrigation, types of precision irrigation (spatial and temporal), irrigation systems, cost per acre inch for irrigation systems for agriculture use, and much more! Dr. Porter's Faculty Profile: https://extension.uga.edu/about/personnel-d...

Episode Summary: On Episode Seven, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Pam Knox, Extension Climatologist and Director of the Georgia Weather Network. This week, you will learn differentiating between weather and climate, the methods used to predict weather or climate, what is an El Nino or La Nina weather pattern, preparing for inclement weather, and lots more! This is a special extended episode,...

Episode Summary: On Episode Six, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Leynar Leyton, UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Extension Specialist and Plant Breeder. This week, you will learn about the growing use of Perennial Peanut for ornamental horticulture uses in landscapes and right of ways. Up until recent years, Perennial Peanut has traditionally been know for its forage hay production ability....

Episode Summary: On Episode Five, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Bod Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist for Agronomic Crops. This week, you will learn about nematode and disease management, taking steps to mitigate nematode and diseases for the 2025 planting season, and Dr. Kemerait’s international work teaching agriculture students around the world to improve productivity worldwide. A long epi...

Episode Summary: On Episode Four, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Andrew Sawyer, UGA Extension Area Pecan Agent for Southeast Georgia. This week, you will learn about pecan production, pecan harvest, the differences between export and domestic markets for pecans, pecan scab and other diseases, and why it is pronounced pee-can and not pah-khan. Andrew Sawyer’s Faculty Profile: https://extension.ug...

Episode Summary: On Episode Three, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Camp Hand, UGA Extension Cotton Specialist and Host of the Talkin’ Cotton Podcast. The guys discuss the art, science, and fun of harvesting cotton. This week, you will learn some of the process cotton farmers go through to pick cotton each fall. Dr. Camp Hand’s Faculty Profile: https://www.caes.uga.edu/about/personnel/person.h...

Episode Summary: This week on Episode Two of the Ag in the Cab Podcast, Brennan and Robbie are talking with Dr. Leanne Dillard, Alabama State Extension Forage Specialist and Auburn University Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for Forage Agronomics. This episode focuses on the benefits of grazed cover crop forages for cattle and other livestock, integrated crop and livestock systems, as...

Episode Summary: On the kick off episode of Ag in the Cab podcast, Brennan and Robbie spend time introducing you to themselves, overview what the Ag in the Cab Podcast is, and discuss some recent issues and topics they have seen out in the field as Extension Agents. Chapter Markers: 0:00 Ag in the Cab Podcast Intro 1:30 Brennan and Robbie Introduce the Podcast 2:30 Robbie and Brennan Introduce The...