International Experience 4 – 16 FEB 2006 BRAZIL Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Program Class XII

Day 1 (4 FEB) Travel to OKC Co-directors: Matt Gard & Scott Engelbrecht Co-scribes: Brett Porter & Brian Wiles

Day 1 (4 FEB) Travel to Atlanta Co-directors: Matt Gard & Scott Engelbrecht Co-scribes: Brett Porter & Brian Wiles

Day1  Day 2 (5 FEB) Travel to Brazil Depart Atlanta – 7:45PM (+ 1hr from OKC) Arrive Sao Paulo, Brazil – 8:05AM (+ 4hr from OKC) Co-directors: Matt Gard Scott Engelbrecht Co-scribes: Brett Porter Brian Wiles

Day 2 (5 FEB) Travel to Porto Alegre 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 Co-directors: Matt Gard & Scott Engelbrecht Co-scribes: Brett Porter & Brian Wiles

Day 3 (6 FEB) Tour and Travel to Santa Cruz do Sul 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) Co-directors: Brent Rendel & Mark Holder Co-scribes: Jake Nelson & Steven Clay

Day 4 (7 FEB) Santa Cruz do Sul Region Pioneer Hi-Bred – Brazil (Seed production) Astor Tornquist Farm (Soybeans, corn) Miguel Kops Farm (Beef cattle) Co-scribes: Leslie McQuiston & Randy Squires Co-directors: Justin Rogers & Lee Horton

Day 5 (8 FEB) Tour and Travel to Bage’ 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) Co-scribes: Curtis Liles & Burke Covey Co-directors: Jeremy Scherler & Leslie McCusiton

Day 6 (9 FEB) Bage’ Region MERCOSUL (Beef processing facility - entire process from slaughter through packaging for shipment) EMBRAPA PECULARIA SUL (Ag research lab) Guatambu Farm (Cattle, soybeans, rice) Co-scribes: Tex Hall & Justin Rogers Co-directors: Mike Schulte & Jake Nelson

Day 7 (10 FEB) Travel to Rio de Janeiro 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) Co-scribes: Barbara Gilbertson & Julia Laughlin Co-directors: Nikki Snider & Randy Squires

Day 8 (11 FEB) Sightseeing in Rio Co-scribes: Matt Gard & Nikki Snider Co-directors: Jeff Ball & Dustin Tackett

Day 9 (12 FEB) Travel to Rondonopolis 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 Co-scribes: Scott Engelbrecht & Mike Schulte Co-directors: Steven Clay & Brian Wiles

Day 10 (13 FEB) Southern Matto Grasso Region Serra da Petrovina - Arco Iris (14,000 acre soybean farm) Rainha da Serra (6000 acre cotton and grain elevator) Co-scribes: Scott Eisenhauer & Jeremy Scherler Co-directors: Burke Covey & Tex Hall

Day 11 (14 FEB) Rondonopolis Area and Travel to Cuiaba Check-out – Rondonopolis APROSMAT (seed lab) Local John Deere dealership Grupo Maggi HQ (Brazil’s largest producer) Travel to Cuiaba (~ 4 hours) Check-in – Cuiaba (1 night) (+3 hr from OKC) Co-scribes: Jamie Allen & Brent Rendel Co-directors: Harlan Hentges & Brett Porter

Day 12 (15 FEB) Cuiaba and Travel to Sao Paulo Check-out – Cuiaba Visit FAMATO (Federal Farmers Association) Fly to Sao Paulo (+4 hr from OKC) Co-scribes: Jeff Ball & Dustin Tackett Co-directors: Scott Eisenhauer & Barbara Gilbertson

Day12  Day 13 (16 FEB) Travel to U.S. Depart Sao Paulo – 11:55PM (+ 4hr from OKC) Arrive Atlanta – 6:30AM (+ 1hr from OKC) Co-directors: Scott Eisenhauer & Barbara Gilbertson Co-scribes: Jeff Ball & Dustin Tackett

Day 13 (16 FEB) ARE WE THERE YET? Co-directors: Scott Eisenhauer & Barbara Gilbertson Co-scribes: Jeff Ball & Dustin Tackett

Day 13 (16 FEB) HOME!!!! Co-directors: Scott Eisenhauer & Barbara Gilbertson Co-scribes: Jeff Ball & Dustin Tackett

International Experience 4 – 16 FEB 2006 BRAZIL Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Program Class XII