Study abroad in
Uruguay - 2006
ISSUES IN
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN URUGUAY
AGRON 450/496/596 -
SUSAG 596 – 3 cr. – Spring 2006
Co-instructors (ISU): Charlie Brummer, Gretchen Zdorkowski, Valentin Picasso
Co-instructors (Uruguay): Marta Chiappe,
Mónica
Barbazán
Course focus
Sustainability of Uruguay’s food system. Production: crop-pasture rotations, grazing systems, livestock (beef, lamb, hogs, and dairy), rice, vegetables. Industries and markets. Focus on sustainability indicators and comparison with Iowa systems.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the program, students will be able to:
1. Describe Uruguay culture and agriculture, farm and food systems.
2. Compare and contrast the structure of agriculture in Uruguay with that in Iowa.
3. Understand better global/international challenges for sustainability.
4. Identify and evaluate farm and food system sustainability indicators.
Orientation (Iowa)
Itinerary (Uruguay,
tentative)
|
Date |
Itinerary |
Lodging |
|
10-Mar-Fri |
Leave DSM, 12.50 pm, -Dallas-Miami-MVD |
Flight |
|
11-Mar-Sat |
Arrive at Montevideo |
Montevideo City |
|
12-Mar-Sun |
Horticulture farms, community gardens |
Montevideo City |
|
13-Mar-Mon |
Hogs, crops, and Natural Park |
Colonia City |
|
14-Mar-Tue |
Farm visits: dairy and crops |
Cololo Farm |
|
15-Mar-Wed |
Dairy Industry, markets |
Canelones City |
|
16-Mar-Thu |
Farm visits: goats, organic farms |
Punta del Este beach |
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17-Mar-Fri |
Rice and Natural Reserve |
La Paloma beach |
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18-Mar-Sat |
Grazing beef-sheep farms |
Montevideo City |
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19-Mar-Sun |
Leave Montevideo (via BsAs-Dallas-DSM) |
Flight |
|
20-Mar-Mon |
Arrive at Des Moines (10.01 am) |
Home sweet home |
After trip
Final itinerary
|
Date |
Itinerary |
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10-Mar-Fri |
Leave Ames 9.30 am. Leave DSM 12.25 pm (AA 3790) to Dallas (DFW) Flight: AA 436 DFW-MIA (leaves 5.39 pm) AA 989 MIA-MVD
(leave 11 pm) |
|
11-Mar-Sat |
Arrive at Montevideo 11.06 am. Dinner at “Mercado del Puerto” (tradicional
asado) Walking tour of Montevideo’s Historic district “Ciudad Vieja” - Free time Hotel Lafayette, Soriano 1170, Montevideo;
Phone: 598-2-902 56 56 |
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12-Mar-Sun |
8.30 am – Small grocery store, 9.00 am – Organic Farmers market (Feria Organica del Parque Rodo) – Mdeo. 11.30 am – Conventional Farmers Market (El Ombu) – Mdeo. Lunch at “Chiviteria Marcos” (Chivitos – beef sandwich) 2.00 pm – Visit to Farm and Home “La Huella” (Social projects, greenhouse, horticulture, donations) – Las Piedras, Canelones 4.30 pm – Supermarket “Disco Natural” at Punta Carretas Shopping Center – Montevideo 6.00 pm – Organic Community Farm “Ecosur” (horticulture, hogs, a cow, chicken, nursery, community) 9.00 pm – Dinner in Montevideo Hotel Lafayette, Soriano 1170, Montevideo;
Phone: 598-2-902 56 56 |
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13-Mar-Mon |
8.30 am – Meet with Uruguayans at College of Agriculture, Montevideo. 9.00 am – Visit to College of Agriculture – Southern Experimental Station (Centro Regional Sur, Progreso, Canelones) – Hog systems 10.30 am – Dairy goat farm (Bella Vista, Cerrillos, Canelones) Lunch at the farm (roasted lamb – cordero
asado) 4.00 pm – Organic biodynamic crops and dairy farm: Sr. Sergio Berger, Association of Organic Producers of Uruguay, APODU - Colonia Valdense, Colonia 6.55 pm – Sunset at Historic Colonia del Sacramento City, Colonia Walking tour to the historic district 9.00 pm –
Dinner (Colonia Rock, Pizza) Romi Hotel,
Rivera 236, Colonia del Sacramento, Phone: 598-52-30 456 |
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14-Mar-Tue |
8.00 am – National Agriculture Research Institute (INIA) “La Estanzuela” Experimental Station, Colonia. Forage, Dairy and Rotations Research. Lunch at Rodo (Soriano) – milanesas (breded fried beef) 2.00 pm – Visit to Large agriculture/livestock farm with Corriedale sheep breeding stock 6.00 pm – free time at Cololo farm Coop 8.30 pm – Dinner (spinach ravioli with tomato-beef sauce) 10.00 pm – Reflection and discussion time Cololo Farm-Coop, Ruta 14 km 12.500, Phone: 598- 530-2074 or (099 603432) |
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15-Mar-Wed |
8.00 am – Tour at Cololo farm Coop: parlor, cheese “industry”, hogs, machinery, housing, nursery, cooperative structure and discussion. Lunch at park in “Palmar” Dam (milanesas al pan) 3.30 pm – Small Dairy farmer in San Jose 6.00 pm – Dairy Industry (CONAPROLE) Processing plant in Montevideo 9.00 pm – Dinner in Montevideo Hotel Lafayette, Montevideo |
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16-Mar-Thu |
8.00 am – Lecture on Agriculture rotations and No tillage systems in Uruguay by Dr. Fernando García-Prechac at College of Agriculture, Montevideo Lab tours in the College of Agriculture (optional) 10.00 am – Horticulture and Fruits Marketing Coop, CALELCO, Canelones Lunch at “El Rancho” (Ruta 5, Canelones) 2.00 pm – Women Coop of North-Eastern Canelones (CALMAÑANA), Organic production of aromatic and medicinal herbs (Ruta 88 km 4,5, Tapia) Drive to Punta del Este, Maldonado. Ice-cream stop at Piriapolis, Maldonado. Dinner in
Punta del Este (Pizza con Faina) Marbella
Hotel Calle 31 y Av. Gorlero, Punta del Este, Maldonado; Tel.
Phone: 598-42-44 18 14 |
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17-Mar-Fri |
10.00 am – Visit to PROBIDES Offices and talk about the Program of Biodiversity Conservation of Eastern Uruguayan Wetlands (Ing. Agr. Mariana Vilaro) Lunch at Parador Rocha (churrascos, beef) 2.00 pm – Grazing beef-sheep farm and forage seed producer (Ing. Agr. Federico Llambi), Rocha Stop at Potato field near road, Rocha 6.00 – Free time at La Paloma beach and lighthouse Hotel Cabo Santa Maria, La Paloma, Rocha www.cabosantamaria.com, 598 479 6004 |
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18-Mar-Sat |
9.00 am – El Potrerillo, Biological Natural Reserve (PROBIDES): Ñandú, Carpincho, Chajá, Butia palmtrees, and more native flora and fauna from wetlands, prairies, woodlands, and coast. Archeologic site (Cerritos de indios) in Rocha. Lunch on the bus (Empanadas) 2.00 pm - Rice-beef farm (Ing. Agr. Jose
Uriarte) in La Coronilla, Rocha 4.30 pm – Punta del Diablo beach, Rocha. Drive to Montevideo Sheraton Montevideo Hotel, Montevideo |
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19-Mar-Sun |
Free day at Montevideo for shopping (Feria del Parque Rodo) Leave Montevideo 6.50 pm, AA 900 to Buenos Aires (EZE) Leave Bs. As. 10.30 pm (AA 996) to DFW |
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20-Mar-Mon |
8.10 am DFW to DSM (AA 3711). Arrive DSM 9.58 am Home sweet home! |