Folks,

Apologies to one and all this week for my lapsing in getting this note back out to you all. We had some pretty intense field work out in Five Points this week that took considerable time and effort and I am only now catching up a bit with things that should have been done much earlier. Be that as it may though, ……

I am very pleased to let everyone know that we have not one, but two winners for CT Crop Quiz #53! That's right. Two CASI folks correctly provided answers to the quiz questions and thus these folks will each be receiving their $100 cash awards at our next workgroup event sometime this summer.

Congratulations go out to Barbara Kutzner, a first-time CT Crop Quiz award recipient, and also to Monte Bottens, a multiple quiz winner! Very nice work both of you with your correct answers to Quiz #53.

Here are the correct replies to the questions of this quiz.

Quiz 53 pic1

Quiz 53 pic2

BMR corn for silage

2)  Name the nearest town to this farm field.

Hanford, CA

3)  What was the CT crop that preceded this CT crop?

Wheat

 

4)  How is this CT crop irrigated?

Border check surface irrigation

 

5)  About what percent of tillage passes have been reduced over time by this farmer to develop the CT seeding system seen here relative to the farmer's previous tillage system?

 About 85%

This field is at Giacomazzi Dairy. Dino Giacomazzi has determined this reduction in tillage passes. The attached photo was taken last Saturday in the field where Dino hosted a student group of my former major professor, Carol Shennan, and her agroecology class from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dino hosts a good number of tour groups and visitors to his farm and has done an awful lot to help our workgroup over the years.

Congratulations to Barbara and Monte! Your prizes will be available at our next meeting.

All the best,

Jeff