2014 Monte Alto (Rio Farms) Corn and Grain Sorghum Performance Tests
See attached map for GPS Coordinates
N
Hwy 186
To Raymondville
Rio Farms
Equipment
Headquarters
Headquarters
Monte Alto
FM 2812
Sugarcane
Field
Sugarcane
Field
Canal
Sugarcane
Field
Sunflower and Corn
and Sorghum Test
Blocks (See
CC Map)
Attached
HWY 88
Front of test
Dump Road (To Trash Dump)
To Weslaco
Tests are located on Rio Farms near Monte Alto, Texas. If you are traveling west on Hwy 83 at Weslaco, exit Hwy 88 to Elsa. Continue on Hwy 88 going
through Elsa toward Monte Alto. At the blinking light near Monte Alto, go west on FM 2812. Continue on FM2812 for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn
south on county dump road (bad road) and go approximately .25 miles until you cross a water canal. There will be Sunflower, Grain Sorghum, and Corn
test on the east side of the dump road after you cross the canal. You can access the front of the test by either entering the block on the road next to the
sunflower test or by going to the end of the field and turning east on the turn row by the corn. The back of all tests are next to the dump road. Please
see the attached map showing the test layout in the field. All tests will be staked. For additional information contact Mr. Andy Scott at 956-262-1387,or
Mr. Eddie Hernandez at 956-975-6325.
2014 Rio Farms Field Outlay for Texas A&M Tests
East Block
Will be planted to grain sorghum
Turn road between East and West Block
West Block
FM
2812
Dennis
Sunflower
Dryland
64
Rows
30'
Plots
20 Ranges
Border
Dennis Limited Irr.
Grain Sorghum
Test
Dennis Full
Irrigated
Grain Sorghum
Test
80 Rows
Rows
64 Rows
20' Plots
30 Ranges
Juan
30" Plots
20 Ranges
8
Bill Rooney
8
Border
Limited Irrigated Test
Rows
Juan
will
26.3613
-97.994
plant
Dennis Corn Test
Seth Murray Test
48 Rows
56 Rows
40 Rows
30' Plots
30' Plots
30' Plots
20 Ranges
20 Ranges
20 Ranges
will
26.36079
-97.9937
DUMP ROAD
plant
26.36031
-97.9937
26.35998
-97.9938
DUMP ROAD
26.3596
-97.994
26.35925
-97.9939
DUMP ROAD