International Agribusiness in Diversified Livestock and Grain Production
Visit a diverse group of livestock, grain and other agribusinesses during this intense and fun-filled, nine day trip to Uruguay. A sampling of the destinations include: large cow-calf and sheep ranches, grass-fed and organic beef and lamb operations, pasture-based dairies, organic vineyards, organic fruit and vegetable producers, large grain and oilseed producers, international grain-merchandisers and several other firms that you probably won’t find in Georgia.
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Without a doubt, it is one of the most common questions I’m asked after I tell people how I just finished my second study abroad with the University of Georgia. It is definitely something that can not be wrapped up in just a few sentences. I personally believe, without a doubt, that there is a…
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Just in case you were wondering Uruguay is a beautiful place! Seriously, if you’ve never looked into Uruguay, I encourage you to use whatever device you have in your hands right now and look at more pictures. But something that you may not be able to find in the thousands of pictures of Uruguay on Google,…
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Settling back into a normal routine that doesn’t involve carbonated water and electrical adapters has been the routine of the last few days since we got home. The laundry is still piled up and needing to be folded, the homework is still there, and the urge to go back is ever pressing. The flights home…
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It really is a shame that the study abroad to Uruguay had to come to an end. Going into the trip, I was amped up and really eager to get learn and see first hand another country’s agricultural production system. Whenever I hype something up before it happens, I am often let down because the…
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Bruno is the culmination of the perfect person. On our trip in Uruguay, he was our tour guide, host, mentor, comedian, and translator all wrapped into one person. Once our group had landed in Montevideo, Bruno greeted each one of us individually with a smile. I shook his hand and was about to tell him…
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Allow me to share with you a funny but potentially life threatening story about a girl named Jodie and a pigeon. Once we had landed in Montevideo, we were led to our hotel on a bus and checked in to our hotel rooms. Immediately after, we met in the lobby and proceeded to walk to…
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Do you remember those two years of foreign language we all took in high school? Neither did I when I first got to Uruguay, but slowly my two years of Spanish came back to me. I was by no means proficient but I could order my meals and that was important, even so that I…
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The last few days in Uruguay have been both enlightening and fun. Every farm we have been to has been so interesting. They are much like ours and yet different. The dairy systems are based mostly on pastures and they are less intensive than our systems at home. This is noted in their production levels,…