RE: CAA: Mutual Help List, Mutual Help List, Crops on or near airports

["Bratton, Barry" <bbratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeff,

Our farmer grows a winter crop, so no irrigation is used.  The same farmer has 
leased the land for years and years, and at one time did use irrigation.  No 
problem at all with birds.  We do see a few during seeding, but no more than in 
the non-cultivated areas.  Deer can be a problem, but we eliminated that when 
the perimeter fence was completed a few years ago.

The farming program has worked well for us.  It is not a huge source of 
revenue, but the real advantage is that simplifies maintenance by eliminating 
mowing and brush removal.  That saves us hundreds of hours of staff labor costs 
annually.

Barry 


-----Original Message-----
From: Moore, Jeff [mailto:JMoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:51 PM
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Subject: RE: CAA: Mutual Help List, Mutual Help List, Crops on or near
airports


Barry do you provide water or do they have some type of water rights. On a 
well?  No problem with birds?

Jeff Moore
Property Manager Aviation
Humboldt County

-----Original Message-----
From: Bratton, Barry [mailto:bbratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 4:32 PM
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Subject: RE: CAA: Mutual Help List, Mutual Help List, Crops on or near
airports


Redding Municipal leases cropland on the airport.  Alfalfa and barley are grown.

Barry C. Bratton
City of Redding, Airports Division
Airport Operations Supervisor
6751 Woodrum Circle, #200
Redding CA, 96002
530-224-4321
530-224-4318 FAX

 

-----Original Message-----
From: martinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:martinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:56 PM
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Cc: stepheni@xxxxxxxxx; nekpomhi@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: CAA: Mutual Help List, Crops on or near airports


I'm interested in knowing if other airports allow farming on or adjacent to 
their airport and if so, what crops are allowed.  

Thanks for your help,

Chris Martin
Wildlife Coordinator
Sacramento County Airport System 
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