Day

Location

Tour Activity

Educational Objective

1

U.S. Airport

Depart CAE, CLT, GSP or ATL to EZE on an overnight flight

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Arrive in Argentina, check into hotel, lunch in Puerto Madero, day open to see city and relax

Introduction to Argentina

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dow or Pioneer

Cargill (Soy and Beef)

AGD (Crushing/Exporter)

Learn about South American Soybean industry with input companies and crushing/exporters. Also an introduction to beef industry while visiting Cargill

4

Buenos Aires,

Argentina

Liniers Cattle Market

JBS Swift Processing/Packaging Plant

Social Rural de Argentina

This day will focus on the beef industry with a visit to the Liniers cattle market and a tour of the JBS Swift processing/packaging plant. The day will end with a policy discussion at the Sociedad Rural Argentina

5

Saladillo, BA Province

El Tejar Grain and Beef Farm Tour

AACREA

This day will focus on improving farm management. El Tejar will share their unique multi-national management structure and philosophy. We will tour a farm and learn more about their production practices and management. The day will conclude with a visit to AACREA to learn about how they help producers improve their management.

6

Rosario Argentina

John Deere

T-6

We will leave BA early to visit the river port city of Rosario. We will visit John Deere Argentina to learn about their South American operation. We will then visit a crushing/export and biodiesel terminal (the largest in Argentina).

7

Rosario/Bs. As.

Rosario Board of Trade

We will visit the Rosario Board of Trade to learn how many Argentine grain producers market their production.

8

Trip to Feedlots in BA or Santa Fe Province

Argentina Feedlots

We will visit two feedlots in Argentina to learn about an alternative to the grass-fed beef industry

9

Return to Bs. As

Day open to see city, shopping

Learn more about a foreign city and culture

10

Bs. As. Province

Grass-fed beef operation

We will spend time visiting David Hughes who has participated in an excellent managerial course for producers delivered by Texas A&M

11

Bs. As

Open to see city, buy souvenirs and prepare to return to US

Learn more about another culture

12

US

Arrive in the U.S. in the morning