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The Arkansas Cotton Research Verification Program was launched in 1980 to address the notion that low yields were due partly to imprecise and uncoordinated application of recommended technologies.

Bill Robertson reports on the success of the program in improving yield and profitability.

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​​​Cotton Specialists Corner Podcast​

Episode 50 - Added to the Severe Challenges of Current Production, the Devastation of Hurricane Helene
Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten and Camp Hand, October 2024

Episode 49 - The USDA Cotton Classing System - Procedures, Benefits, Grades and More
Steve Brown, Byron Cole, and Greg Townsend, September 2024

Episode 48 - Thoughts about the JD Round Module Picker and Calibration of the Module Handling System​
Steve Brown and Wesley M. Porter, August 2024

Episode 47 - Irrigation Management, Irrigation Termination in Cotton
Steve Brown, Randy Norton, Brian Pieralisi and Camp Hand, August 2024

Episode 46 - Stink Bug Management in Cotton
Steve Brown, Scott Graham, and Phillip Roberts, July 2024

Episode 45 - Potassium (K) Management in Cotton
Steve Brown, Hunter Frame, Glen Harris, Audrey Gamble and Katie Lewis, June 2024

Episode 44 - Crop Update from across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Steve Brown, Randy Norton, Ben McKnight​​​, Ken Lege, Jenny Dudak, Bradley Wilson, Tyler Sandlin, Sudeep Singh Sidhu, Guy D. Collins and Hunter Frame, June 2024

Episode 43 - Nitrogen Management in Cotton
Steve Brown, Bhupinder Farmaha, Tyson Raper, Brian Arnall and Katie Lewis, May 2024

Episode 42 - Review of 2023 Research on the Subject of "Biological" and "Microbial" Products in Cotton
Steve Brown, Brian Pieralisi and Brian Arnall, April 2024

Episode 41 - Cotton Seed Quality, II
Steve Brown, Fred Bourland and John Snider, April 2024

Episode 40 - Cotton Seed Quality
Steve Brown, Fred Bourland, Camp Hand, John Snider and Lori Unruh Snyder, March 2024

Episode 39 - Cotton Variety Development, Evaluation and Selection
Steve Brown, Mike Jones and Ken Lege, March 2024

Episode 38 - Cotton Nematode Management Across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Steve Brown, Kathy Lawrence, Heather Kelly, and Terry Wheeler, February 2024

Episode 37 - A Look Back and Forward at the Texas Cotton Crops of 2023 and 2024
Steve Brown, Ben McKnight, Josh McGinty, Reagan Noland, Jourdan Bell, and Ken Lege, February 2024

Episode 36 - Deer Damage in Cotton
Steve Brown, Camp Hand, Phillip Roberts, and Scott Graham, January 2024

Episode 35 - Cotton Breeding: A Look Back and Ahead … the Process, Procedures, and Importance
Steve Brown, Fred Bourland, and Steve Hague, December 2023

Episode 34 - Year-End Review of the ThryvOn Technology
Steve Brown, Ben Thrash, Scott Graham, Phillip Roberts, Tyson Raper, and Camp Hand, December 2023

Episode 33 - Looking Back Over 50+ Years of Cotton Insect Management
Steve Brown, Ronald Smith, and Scott Graham, November 2023

Episode 32 - Cotton Marketing Methods and Considerations
Steve Brown, O.A. Cleveland, John Robinson, and Don Shurley, October ​​​​​​​2023​​​​

Episode 31 - Crop Update, Preparing for Harvest
Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Brian Pieralisi, Tyson Raper, and Jourdan Bell, September ​​​​​​​2023​​​​

Episode 30 - Herbicide Resistance—How We Got Here, Where We’re Headed​
Steve Brown, Stanley Culpepper, and Larry Steckel​, August ​​​​​​​2023​​​​

Episode 29 - Revisiting ThryvOn—Focus on Plant Bugs​
Steve Brown, Ben Thrash, Scott Graham, and Tyson Raper​, July ​​​​​​​2023​​​​

Episode 28 - Thinking about PGRs—Differences and Similarities Across the U.S. Cotton Belt
Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Camp Hand, Brian Pieralisi, and Randy Norton, July ​​​​​​​2023​​​​

Episode 27 - New "Microbial" Products in Cotton
Steve Brown, Brian Pieralisi, Brian Arnall, and Hunter Frame, May ​​​​​​2023​​​

Episode 26 - Final Considerations for Planting
Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Tyson Raper, Jourdan Bell, and Reagan Noland​, April ​​​​​2023​​​

Episode 25 - Cotton Seed Quality​
Steve Brown, Guy Collins, and Camp Hand​​, April ​​​​​2023​​​

Episode 24 - Thoughts about ThryvOn Cotton
Steve Brown, Ben Thrash, Scott Graham, and Tyson Raper​​, March ​​​​2023​​​

Episode 23 - Thoughts about Cotton Variety Selection—Mid-South Perspective​
Steve Brown, Brian Pieralisi, and Matt Foster​, March ​​​​2023​​​

Episode 22 - Thoughts about Cotton Variety Selection—Western Perspective​​​
Steve Brown, Randy Norton, and Ben McKnight​, March ​​​​2023​​

Episode 21 - Thoughts about Cotton Variety Selection—Eastern U.S.​​​
Steve Brown, Hunter Frame, Keith Edmisten, Camp Hand, and Tyler Sandlin, March ​​​​2023​​

Episode 20 - Managing PGRs in Fields with Various Growth Stages​​​
Seth Byrd, Guy Collins, Tyson Raper, and Bradley Wilson​​, June ​​​2022​​

Episode 19 - Cover Crops in the Midsouth (Part 2​)​​​
Seth Byrd, Brian Pieralisi, Tyson Raper, Bill Robertson, and Bradley Wilson​​, May ​​2022​​

Episode 18 - Cover Crops in the Midsouth (Part 1)​​​
Seth Byrd, Brian Pieralisi, Tyson Raper, Bill Robertson, and Bradley Wilson​​, May ​​2022​​

Episode 17 - Cover Crops in the Southeast (Part 2)​​
Seth Byrd, Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Hunter Frame, and Camp Hand​, May ​​2022​​

Episode 16 - Cover Crops in the Southeast (Part 1)​
Seth Byrd, Steve Brown, Keith Edmisten, Hunter Frame, and Camp Hand​, April ​2022​​

Episode 15 - Looking Back at 2021 and Ahead to 2022​
Seth Byrd, Camp Hand, Ben McKnight, Brian Pieralisi, and Tyson Raper​, April ​2022​​

Episode 14 - Using and Interpreting Variety Trial Data
Seth Byrd, Bill Robertson, Camp Hand, and Tyson Raper​, December​​​​​ 2021​

Episode 13 - The Effects of Weathering
Seth Byrd, Steve Brown, Camp Hand, Brian Pieralisi, and Tyson Raper​, October​​​​ ​2021​

Episode 12 - Late Season Variety Trends​​
Seth Byrd, Ben McKnight, Randy Norton, and Bill Robertson​, October​​​​ ​2021​

Episode 11 - Harvest Aids (Part 2)​​
Seth Byrd, Guy Collins, Matt Foster, and Tyler Sandlin​, September​​​​ ​​2021​

Episode 10 - Harvest Aids (Part 1)
Seth Byrd, Steve Brown, Camp Hand, and Bill Robertson​, September​​​​ ​​2021​

Episode 9 - Fiber Quality
Seth Byrd, Keith Edmisten, Bob Hutmacher, and Tyson Raper​, August​​​​ ​2021​

Episode 8 - Southwest Update
Seth Byrd, Randy Norton, Ben McKnight, and Murilo Maeda, August​​​​ ​2021​

​Episode 7 - Variety Characteristics and Other Mid-Season Tips
Seth Byrd, Stu Duncan, Keith Edmisten, and Brian Pieralisi, July​​​​ ​2021​

​Episode 6 - PGR Strategies for 2021​​
Seth Byrd, Camp Hand, Bob Hutmacher, and Tyler Sandlin​, June​​​ ​2021​

​Episode 5 - In-Season Nitrogen Applications
Seth Byrd, Steve Brown, Hunter Frame, and Randy Norton, June​​​ ​2021​

​Episode 4 - Mid-South Planting Update
Seth Byrd, Tyson Raper, Bill Robertson, Brian Pieralisi, and Matt Foster​, May​​ ​2021​

​Episode 3 - Thrips Pressure​
Seth Byrd, Tyson B. Raper, and Scott D. Stewart​, May​​ ​2021​

​Episode 2 - Replant Decisions
Seth Byrd, Tyson B. Raper, Guy Collins, and Murilo Maeda, May​​ ​2021​

​Episode 1 - Planting Preparations​
Seth Byrd, Tyson B. Raper, Bill Robertson, Keith Edmisten, and Ben McKnight​​, April​ ​2021​

​Cotton Specialists Corner - Trailer
Seth Byrd and Tyson B. Raper​​, April​ ​2021​

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