1st Post prior to leaving

Our trip itinerary:

Tuesday Sept 8^th: Fly in and attend cardinals game; stay at Missouri Athletic Club

Wednesday  9^th: St Louis Arch, Riverboat Tour and Monsanto; stay at Missouri Athletic Club

Thursday 10^th: Purina Mills Research Farm, University of Missouri; Stay at Hampton Inn, Columbia MO

Friday 11^th: Triumph Foods, Green Dirt Farm, Lewis Seeds/Monsanto Field Plots; Stay at Hampton Inn, St Joe MO

Saturday 12^th: Shatto Dairy, Schweiver Orchards, Explore St joe/Kansas City; Stay at Hampton Inn, St Joe MO

Sunday 13^th: 4k Farms- Swine/soybeans/corn, Omaha Zoo; Stay at Hampton Inn, Omaha, NE

Monday 14^th: University of NE feedlot, campus, Tractor testing Facility; Stay at Hampton Inn, Omaha, NE

Tuesday 15^th: Claas Combines, Union Pacific; Fly out of Omaha

I am really excited to visit the Midwest, especially in September because corn harvest will be going on.

I am looking forward to learning about different equipment and harvest techniques that the Midwest agriculture industry uses compared to the Pacific Northwest. I also hope to learn how the Midwest farms deal with weed and pest problems within their crops.