Michael Sheridan | A Simple Question: Caturra or Castillo?

It's a simple question: Does a farmer choose to plant the caturra variety or castillo? To answer this question, Sheridan begins by comparing the controversy to the 1997 film "Men With Guns.” He recognizes the farms involved in making decisions on which cultivar to use we were persuaded with guns, but varietal opinions; they were not threatened, but offered incentives. They were offered the choice between the promise of disease-resistant, highly-productive Castillo and a shot at the big leagues with the already established Caturra cultivar, promising to deliver a quality product.

Using two panels to test each of these cultivars, Sheridan came away with some interesting conclusions. Find out the results in this video of his SCAA Symposium 2015 talk.

Watch his Re:co Symposium talk, "Castillo and Caturra: Exploring the Differences": bit.ly/RecoSheridan