San Luis Obispo
Chorro Creek Ranch
California Farm Demonstration Network profile
- Organic
About Chorro Creek Ranch
On Cal Poly’s Chorro Ranch, near Cuesta Community College in San Luis Obispo, California, an HSP Demonstration experiment was applied on a 10-acre hayfield. The experiment, launched in October of 2020, assesses the impact of compost application along with reduced tillage practices on soil health, yield, and forage quality on a field with cropley clay soil, grown with a mix of beardless barley, oats, and patron beardless wheat. Soil samples of the field are taken with the help of Cal Poly SLO staff and students every Fall for analysis of bulk density, soil organic carbon, plant available nutrients, soil aggregation, and mineralizable carbon. Soil hardness, soil moisture, and infiltration rates are also assessed once a month. So far in this project, we have found little short-term impacts on soil properties of both reduced tillage and compost application. The reduced tillage conservation management resulted in a reduced number of tractor passes, without any effect on yield, allowing for lower fuel, energy, and labor costs. The experiment will continue until September of 2023, where our final findings will be presented. Crops/products: Barley, Barley Feed, Oats Grain, Wheat. Production systems: Hay / alfalfa, Rangeland. CFDN last update: April 28, 2023.
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Where is Chorro Creek Ranch?
Chorro Creek Ranch is located in San Luis Obispo. Address: San Luis Obispo, CA. See the map on this page for directions.
Does Chorro Creek Ranch deliver?
Chorro Creek Ranch is pickup-only. Drive to the farm during their hours to pick up.
What does Chorro Creek Ranch sell?
Practices: Organic. Specialties: grains, pantry. Products: Wheat (california farm demonstration network; grains; website derived). Categories: Organic.
How do I contact Chorro Creek Ranch?
Phone: (805) 772-4391. Email: cslrcd@coastalrcd.org. Website: http://www.coastalrcd.org/. You can also open the farm in the live directory and use the Get directions button.