Tillin' It Like It Is: Agriculture and Community Development

Blake Carter and Wade Parker (UGA Extension Southeast District Area Agronomy Agent) discussed mid-season management across corn, soybeans, cotton, and peanuts. Key themes included irrigation timing for corn, R3-stage soybean pest thresholds, late-planted cotton nitrogen management, and escalating concerns about goosegrass resistance, deer pressure, and Jassid monitoring. Two upcoming events were a...

Hosts welcome Dr. Lisa Baxter to discuss pasture and hayfield weed management. Water testing was also discussed!

Hosts welcome Dr.'s Taylor Singleton and Stanley Culpepper to discuss updates on Dicamba, pesticide regulations, and the Endangered Species Act. The local news segment at the beginning also discusses pond turnover and turfgrass weed treatments.

Hosts welcome Dr. Pam Knox (Senior Public Service Associate, Director of the UGA Weather Network and Agricultural Climatologist) to discuss the severe drought Georgia has been in, and future weather predictions.

Hosts discuss vegetable gardens, variety selection, pest management, turfgrass, landscaping, and pollinators. Then they welcome Morgan Hinz, Laurens County 4-H agent, to discuss ways to get youth involved outside in our gardens and yards, while also making it educational.

Hosts welcome Amanda Smith, UGA Ag Economist, to discuss bridge payments, updates on the Farm Bill, and new information producers need to know about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and base acreage adjustments. *Disclaimer*The following episode is based on interpretation of OBBBA language and the Federal Register. The information may be subject to change following additional final rules and guideli...

Hosts discuss a national award winner from Georgia and welcome Dr. Glen Harris to talk about what growers need to know going into the 2026 crop year.

Hosts welcome back Andrew Sawyer, Southeast Georgia Pecan Agent, to talk all things pecan pruning. Andrew walks us through considerations for trees of different ages.

Hosts welcome Water Agent, David Hall, to discuss winter maintenance on center pivots and irrigation systems. Then Blake Carter shares a special Night Before Christmas, a Tillin It Like It Is Christmas Story, before Savannah wraps up the final podcast of the year with upcoming events this January.

Rebekah Greene, 4-H Agent from Tattnall County, and Julie Bacon, 4-H Agent in Appling County, join the podcast for a look back at the roots of Georgia 4-H — where it started, how it grew, and why it remains a cornerstone for youth development today. They walk us through traditions, milestones, and memories that helped shape the Clover program we know today. Then, we shift into the holiday season a...

Winter’s here, but the grazing doesn’t stop! Join hosts Blake Carter and Savannah Tanner with guests Brenda Jackson and Hailey Partain as they share tips on winter grazing for cattle and equine — from pasture management to cold-weather nutrition and herd health.

Hosts welcome, Bryan Fluech to discuss Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, and Wade Parker to give an update on crop grading.

Hosts welcome Carsen Dean to discuss the benefits of bats and how you can create healthy environments for them. Savannah also discusses crop residue as a feed source for cattle, and Blake talks on the recent news of the disaster payments for Georgia farmers.

Hosts Blake Carter and Savannah Tanner welcome Dr.'s Wes Porter and Camp Hand to talk about considerations for growers before they begin harvesting their cotton and peanut crops this year. Camp also gives an update on defoliation and jassids. It's beginning to look a lot like HARVEST THIS YEARRRRRR.

!!!The re-entry period on bidrin is actually 48 hours not 24 days.!!!! Hosts talked on cotton jassids, and welcomed guests Morgan Triplett and Jakyn Tyson to discuss Georgia 4-H in Effingham and Emanual County and at a statewide level.

Hosts talk about forage quality, hay testing, and fall army worms.

Hosts welcome Midville Field Day faithfuls, Mr. John and Josh McCormick from Screven County, to discuss why they go to the Midville Field Day and why you should too! The conversation also talked about how growers can collaborate with Extension and industry to better their farms.

Hosts Savannah Tanner and Blake Carter welcome John Bennett (Wilcox County ANR), Colby Royal (Telfair County ANR), and Ashleigh Geurin (Candler/Evans FACS) to discuss Georgia Watermelons, the research being done, and finishes up with tips on how to safely process and store vegetables from our gardens!

Hosts Blake Carter and Savannah Tanner are joined by Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director, Taylor Sills, and SE District Area Agronomy Agent, Wade Parker. Taylor discusses the industry as a whole and how the Commission is doing their part for Georgia cotton growers. Georgia’s cotton industry is facing mounting challenges, including high production costs, aging infrastructure, and competiti...

Hosts are joined by Taylor McDaniel, Brunswick County Extension Agent in Horticulture, to discuss consumer horticulture including lawn and turf issues, variety selection, and what programming looks like for a horticultural agent at NC State. Other topics are updates on the Hunters for the Hungry Program and Asian Needle Ants.

Hosts Savannah Tanner and Blake Carter bring in viewer favorite, Scout Carter and Rocky Tanner, to discuss sportfish management and managing livestock ponds. To find more information please visit our blog https://tillinitlikeitis.uga.edu/.

Hosts welcome Dr. Nancy Hinkle, Extension Veterinary Entomologist for the state of Georgia, to discuss fly control in cattle. Blake gives an update on yellow-legged hornets.

Guests include Wade Parker and Susan Moore. Wade discusses weed control in row crops as well as timely crop updates. Susan talks how to declutter and stay organized, on the farm and in life.

An overview of Georgia's sweetest vegetable... Vidalia Onions.

Hosts talk turfgrass maintenance and vegetable variety selection. This week's guest is Gabe Outlaw, the Georgia Forestry Commission Region 4 Manage, who discusses prescribed and controlled burns.