International Experience

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Oklahoma AgricultureLeadership ProgramClass XII

• International Experience
• 4 16 FEB 2006
• BRAZIL

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Day 1 (4 FEB)Travel to OKC
Co-directors Matt Gard Scott
Engelbrecht
Co-scribes Brett Porter Brian
Wiles
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Day 1 (4 FEB)Travel to Atlanta
Co-directors Matt Gard Scott
Engelbrecht
Co-scribes Brett Porter Brian Wiles
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Day1 ? Day 2 (5 FEB)Travel to Brazil
Co-directors Matt GardScott Engelbrecht
Co-scribes Brett PorterBrian Wiles
Depart Atlanta 745PM ( 1hr from OKC) Arrive
Sao Paulo, Brazil 805AM ( 4hr from OKC)
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Day 2 (5 FEB)Travel to Porto Alegre
Co-scribes Brett Porter Brian Wiles
Co-directorsMatt Gard Scott Engelbrecht

• Check-in Porto Alegre (1 night) (4 hr from
  OKC)
• Welcome Dinner
• U.S. Embassy Counselor Oliver Flake
• Sr. Jose Luis Campos
• Dinner / Gaucho show

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Day 3 (6 FEB)Tour and Travel to Santa Cruz do Sul
Co-directors Brent Rendel Mark Holder
Co-scribes Jake Nelson Steven Clay
Check-out Porto Alegre Tour AGCO do
Brazil Lunch in route Visit Universal Leaf
Tobacco Co. Check-in Santa Cruz do Sul (2
nights) (still 4 hours from OKC)
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Day 4 (7 FEB)Santa Cruz do Sul Region
Co-directors Justin Rogers Lee Horton
Co-scribes Leslie McQuiston Randy
Squires

• Pioneer Hi-Bred Brazil (Seed production)
• Astor Tornquist Farm (Soybeans, corn)
• Miguel Kops Farm (Beef cattle)

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Day 5 (8 FEB)Tour and Travel to Bage
Co-scribes Curtis Liles Burke Covey
Co-directors Jeremy Scherler Leslie
McCusiton
Check-out Santa Cruz do Sul Farm Tours
Pantano Grande Area (sheep cattle) Travel to
Bage (4-1/2 hours) Check-in Bage (2
nights) (still 4 hours from OKC)
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Day 6 (9 FEB)Bage Region
Co-scribes Tex Hall Justin
Rogers
Co-directors Mike Schulte Jake Nelson

• MERCOSUL (Beef processing facility - entire
  process from slaughter through packaging for
  shipment)
• EMBRAPA PECULARIA SUL (Ag research lab)
• Guatambu Farm (Cattle, soybeans, rice)

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Day 7 (10 FEB)Travel to Rio de Janeiro
Co-scribes Barbara Gilbertson Julia
Laughlin
Co-directors Nikki Snider Randy Squires
Check-out Bage Bus to Porto Alegre (5
hours) A little sightseeing time after lunch Fly
to Rio de Janeiro Check-in Rio de Janeiro (2
nights) (still 4 hr from OKC)
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Day 8 (11 FEB)Sightseeing in Rio
Co-scribes Matt Gard Nikki Snider
Co-directors Jeff Ball Dustin Tackett
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Day 9 (12 FEB)Travel to Rondonopolis
Co-scribes Scott Engelbrecht Mike
Schulte
Co-directors Steven Clay Brian Wiles
Check-out Rio de Janeiro Fly to Cuiaba via Sao
Paulo Bus to Rondonopolis (4 hours) Check-in
Rondonopolis (2 nights) (NOTE now 3 hr from
OKC) Regional Ag Brief at hotel
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Day 10 (13 FEB)Southern Matto Grasso Region
Co-scribes Scott Eisenhauer Jeremy
Scherler
Co-directors Burke Covey Tex Hall
Serra da Petrovina - Arco Iris (14,000 acre
soybean farm) Rainha da Serra (6000 acre cotton
and grain elevator)
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Day 11 (14 FEB)Rondonopolis Area and Travel to
Cuiaba
Co-scribes Jamie Allen Brent Rendel
Co-directors Harlan Hentges Brett Porter
Check-out Rondonopolis APROSMAT (seed
lab) Local John Deere dealership Grupo Maggi HQ
(Brazils largest producer) Travel to Cuiaba ( 4
hours) Check-in Cuiaba (1 night) (3 hr from
OKC)
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Day 12 (15 FEB)Cuiaba and Travel to Sao Paulo
Co-scribes Jeff Ball Dustin
Tackett
Co-directors Scott Eisenhauer Barbara
Gilbertson
Check-out Cuiaba Visit FAMATO (Federal Farmers
Association) Fly to Sao Paulo (4 hr from OKC)
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Day12 ? Day 13 (16 FEB)Travel to U.S.
Co-directors Scott Eisenhauer Barbara
Gilbertson
Co-scribes Jeff Ball Dustin
Tackett
Depart Sao Paulo 1155PM ( 4hr from
OKC) Arrive Atlanta 630AM ( 1hr from OKC)
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Day 13 (16 FEB)ARE WE THERE YET?
Co-directors Scott Eisenhauer Barbara
Gilbertson
Co-scribes Jeff Ball Dustin
Tackett
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Day 13 (16 FEB)HOME!!!!
Co-directors Scott Eisenhauer Barbara
Gilbertson
Co-scribes Jeff Ball Dustin
Tackett
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Oklahoma AgricultureLeadership ProgramClass XII

• International Experience
• 4 16 FEB 2006
• BRAZIL