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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 24 - Thoughts about ThryvOn Cotton
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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​​​
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Episode 19 - Cover Crops in the Midsouth (Part 2​)​​​
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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​
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Episode 14 - Using and Interpreting Variety Trial Data
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Episode 13 - The Effects of Weathering
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Episode 12 - Late Season Variety Trends​​
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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
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​Episode 7 - Variety Characteristics and Other Mid-Season Tips
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​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​
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​Cotton Specialists Corner - Trailer
Seth Byrd and Tyson B. Raper​​, April​ ​2021​

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