Date - Location |
Activity |
|
| 24-July Monday
|
Utah | Arrival via Salt Lake City International Airport |
| 25-July Tuesday |
Utah | Rush Valley - Johnson Ranch:
family owened, desert range-type ranch with many examples of range improvements, such as
water developments, introduced seedings, controlled burns, etc. Central Utah (Elberta) - Deseret feedlot Evening: BBQ and producer meeting - Provo |
| 26-July Wednesday |
Utah | Deseret Pack - meat processing facilty Spanish Fork: Diamond Range- high mountain rangeland Sanpete County: Moroni Feed- farmer owned turkey cooperative (eggs to slaughter) Monti - Rassumssen Ranch, registered Charolais breeder, also home to cowdoctor.com a web-based pharmaceutical sales outlet |
| 27-July Thursday |
Utah | Summit County: travel through Uinta Mountains enroute to Deseret Land and Livestock, tour ranch, discuss public range and recreation use issues of land management |
| 28-July Friday |
Utah Idaho |
Possible other Utah State University tours Travel north from Logan around Bear Lake with enroute discussions of Bear Lake management issues Evening producer presentation |
| 29-July Saturday |
Idaho | Travel
to Soda Springs Monsanto Phosphorus mine reclaimation tour |
| 30-July Sunday |
Idaho | |
| 31-July Monday |
Idaho | Arco - Meet with NRCS to discuss low stress livestock handling and associated grazing systems |
| 1-August Tuesday |
Idaho | Travel to Salmon Salmon river float trip with enroute discussions of grazing, livestock and habitat management issues along the Salmon River. |
| 2-August Wednesday |
Idaho/ Montana |
Travel to Montana |
| 3-August Thursday |
Montana | Potential visits:
Meet with Departmental and College faculty in Bozeman. |
| 4-August Friday |
Montana | | | \|/ |
| 5-August Saturday |
Montana | | | \|/ |
| 6-August Sunday |
Montana | | | \|/ |
| 7-August Monday |
Montana/ Wyoming |
Travel to Douglas for area ranch tours Cream Can supper at Walker Creek School followed by producer presentation |
| 8-August Tuesday |
Wyoming | Visit horse breeding operation Travel via Laramie Peak to McFadden Simms Ranch Tour Travel to Laramie |
| 9-August Wednesday |
Wyoming noon 1:30 p.m. |
Tour University of Wyoming campus facilities College administration luncheon College faculty presentation Medicine Bow National Forest - Snowy Range Centennial supper and return to Laramie |
| 10-August Thursday |
Wyoming | Archer research station tour Archer research station lunch USDA-ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station Medicine Bow National Forest - Vedauwoo Return to Laramie and BBQ supper |
| 11-August Friday
|
Wyoming | Depart via Denver International Airport for return to Australia |