UGA Vegetables Podcast

Dr. Theodore McAvoy and Dr. Intiaz Amin Chowdhury
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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.

  1. Aug 25

    UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 12

    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.

  2. Jul 7

    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, Austin currently serves as the President of the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association. Ty Torrance is the University of Georgia Multi-County Vegetable Extension Agent serving Tift, Colquitt and Worth Counties.

  3. Apr 24

    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.

  4. Mar 24

    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, and ladybugs from an entomologist and administrator perspective.

  5. 11/25/2025

    UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 8

    In this episode, “The Watermelon Man,” Mr. John Bennett, University of Georgia ANR Extension Agent in Wilcox County, discusses watermelon production in South Georgia, including pest problems, current status, future trends, grafting, and paper mulch technology.

  6. 09/16/2025

    UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 7

    Vegetable entomologist Dr. Stormy Sparks discusses cotton jassid, a new invasive insect pest on vegetables. The episode covers insect identification, plant damage, hopper burn symptoms, and management strategies, including insecticides and new product registrations.

  7. 08/28/2025

    UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 6

    In this episode, Dr. Sudeep Bag, Associate Professor of Crop Virology at the University of Georgia, discusses insect-vectored viruses in vegetable crops, including those transmitted by whiteflies, aphids, and thrips.

  8. 06/20/2025

    UGA Vegetables Podcast Episode 5

    In this episode, Dr. Ruchika Kashyap, an Urban and Controlled Environment Plant Pathologist at the University of Georgia, discusses what controlled environment agriculture is, the UGA team, common diseases encountered in controlled environments, effective management strategies, challenges, and future outlook.

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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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  • Creator
    Dr. Theodore McAvoy and Dr. Intiaz Amin Chowdhury
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 UGA Vegetables Podcast
  • Show Website
    UGA Vegetables Podcast

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