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Bouldin Alfalfa: 2024-10-17 09:40:00 (DOY 291)
Author: Daphne Szutu
Others: Joe

Summary: Field is planted, quick stop to grab boardwalk and posts

2024-10-17
Bouldin Alfalfa

Joe and I arrived around 9:40 PST. It was mild and partly sunny. This was a quick stop to grab an extra boardwalk (for installing permanently at Rush Ranch) and the 8’ posts (for raising the solar panel scaffolding at East End).
It looks like they’ve finished planting our field—Joe dug up a pile of wheat seeds. There are some green alfalfa plants coming up in both alfalfa fields. They may spray the field to keep the alfalfa down. We parked off of the field and walked in.

I downloaded the usual data: met, cam, and USB GHG data. The 7500 and solar panels were super dusty and he cleaned them with his shirt sleeve because we didn’t bring any cleaning supplies from the truck.

The 7500 read: 403ppm CO2, 734mmol/m3 H2O, 19.7C, 101.1kPa, 92SS - 98 after cleaning

We left at 10:05 PST.

Estimated Next Mowing: 2024-11-02

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20241017BA_DaphneWheatPlanted.jpg ( 2024-10-17 11:01:21 ) Full size: 1920x1440
Daphne walking out on newly planted wheat field