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2004 North American
Agricultural Study Tour
Notes from the field
Contributions by Nigel Wilhelm, Zoe Fulwood and
Bill Crabtree
Explanatory Notes:
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$ in text refers to US or Canadian currency, depending on the country visited, unless specified.
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The $A at the time of the tour was 71-73 US cents.
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From the 28th July to the 1st August we rested in LA, saw Los Vegas and the Grand Canyon.
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CRP refers to the Conservation Reserve Program (subsidies).
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5 bags/acre of wheat = 15 bushels/acre = 1.0 t/ha.
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10 inches of average snow = 1 inch of rainfall.
Acknowledgements from Bill Crabtree
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To the many wonderful people that hosted us and spent time with us - a big thank you.
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Zoe Fulwood for diligently coordinating the accommodation and taking many great notes of what we learnt and inserting them into Nigel’s text.
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Dr Nigel Wilhelm for taking copious and accurate technical notes for us all.
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Maureen Dickson for researching our travel plans thoroughly and creating the opportunities for the ladies activities. Apologies to Maureen and other for not being able to realize many of these due to time and travel logistics.
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Bec Ifould (and your helpers) for her many thoughtful suggestions and for organizing the gifts to speakers and for those of us who organized the trip – you are so thoughtful!
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Gavin and Jodie Beeck for helping us to navigate and for the production of the final CD.
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Paul Simmons for coordinating the fines officers and the esky at the back of the bus.
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Jock Anderson for your help with everyone with their photos and their laptops.
| Day |
Date
|
Location
|
with whom
|
Day
|
km |
| Wed |
July 28
|
LA
|
|
1
|
|
| Thu |
29
|
LA
|
|
2
|
|
| Fri |
30
|
Las Vegas
|
|
3
|
473 |
| Sat |
31
|
Grand Canyon
|
|
4
|
585 |
| Sun |
Aug 1
|
Travel New Mexico
|
Kirk Gadzia
|
5
|
605 |
| Mon |
2
|
Texas
|
John Perrin
|
6
|
434 |
| Tue |
3
|
Oklahoma + Kansas
|
Matt Hagny
|
7
|
540 |
| Wed |
4
|
Colorado
|
David Neilson
|
8
|
323 |
| Thu |
5
|
Colorado + Nebraska
|
David Baltensberger
|
9
|
568 |
| Fri |
6
|
South Dakota
|
Prof Dwayne Beck
|
10
|
334 |
| Sat |
7
|
Pierre
|
|
11
|
77 |
| Sun |
8
|
Travel Medora
|
Howe Seeds
|
12
|
624 |
| Mon |
9
|
North Dakota - Beach
|
Jon Stika
|
13
|
384 |
| Tue |
10
|
Boisevain
|
Scott Day
|
14
|
242 |
| Wed |
11
|
Brandon
|
Brian Irvine
|
15
|
161 |
| Thu |
12
|
Indian Head
|
Dr Guy Lafond
|
16
|
432 |
| Fri |
13
|
Moose Jaw - Travel
|
Brian McConkey
|
17
|
399 |
| Sat |
14
|
Travel to Banff
|
John Harapiak
|
18
|
424 |
| Sun |
15
|
Banff
|
Bob Blackshaw
|
19
|
50 |
| Mon |
16
|
Calgary - Lethbridge
|
Dr Jill Clapperton
|
20
|
452 |
| Tue |
17
|
Drive through Rockies
|
Farmer David
|
21
|
492 |
| Wed |
18
|
Pullman
|
Dr Diana Roberts
|
22
|
290 |
| Thu |
19
|
San Fran
|
|
23
|
|
| Fri |
20
|
San Fran
|
|
24
|
|
| Sat |
21
|
Fly at 3pm to LA
|
|
25
|
|
| Sun |
22
|
Loose 14hrs + 16hrs
|
|
26
|
|
| Mon |
23
|
arrive in Perth 11am
|
|
27
|
|
| Total | 7889 | ||||
From 28th July – 23rd August 2004
Wednesday 28th July to Monday 2nd August
Wednesday 28th August to Friday 30th July
Los Angeles
Friday 30th July
Grand Canyon
Sunday 1st August
Travel - New Mexico
Monday 2nd August
Texas
Monday 2nd August to Friday 6th August
Monday 2nd August
Santa Fe to Amarillo
Tuesday 3rd August
Amarillo, Texas to Limon, Kansas.
Thursday 5th August
University of Nebraska, Scott’s Bluff Research Centre.
Friday 6th August
Pierre, South Dakota
Saturday 7th August to Monday 16th August
Saturday 7th August
Travel to Medora
Sunday 8th August
Charles Howe, North Dakota
Monday 10th August
Beach, North Dakota
Tuesday 10 August
Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada
Wednesday 11th August
Justin Griffith, farmer, Manitoba
Thursday 12th August
Seed Hawk Factory, Langbank, Saskatchewan
Friday 13th August
McDougall’s farm, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Saturday 14th to Sunday 15thAugust
Alberta, Canada
Monday 16th August
Stangmuir Farms, Alberta.
Tuesday 17th August to Sunday 22nd August
Tuesday 17th August
Northern Paloose, Farifield, Washington State/Idaho
Wednesday 18th August
Northern Paloose, Washington state, west of Spokane
Thur 19th to Sun 22nd August
San Francisco