April 20, Friday 11:53
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listing of delegation members
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April 21, Saturday
Morning: walking tour of UT Campus and area around hotel
Afternoon: Driving tour of Knoxville and Dogwood Trail. |
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Evening: Welcome party at home of Dr. Robert Orr, Professor and
International Coordinator |
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April 22, Sunday
Visit Norris, Tennessee. Norris Dam and picnic lunch at Norris Lake
State Park, Museum of Appalachia. Dinner at #1 Chinese Buffet. |
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April 23, Monday
Morning: Introductory meeting and orientation with Dr. Jack Britt,
Vice President for Agriculture and other administrators in the Institute
of Agriculture. Courtesy meeting with President of the University of
Tennessee. Lunch at the University Club hosted by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
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field demonstration (a major component of the KU-UT collaborative research
program in precision agriculture) with Dr. John Wilkerson, Associate
Professor of Agricultural Engineering, and Dr. Paul Denton, Extension of
Soil Science. Dinner: Hosted by Dr. Britt at Calhoun's on the River.
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April 24, Tuesday
Visit the College of Human Ecology. Overview of the College with the
Dean, Dr. Jim Moran and administrators and faculty. Visit TANDEC, an
industry-sponsored, specialized research unit for non-woven
textiles. Visit nutrition laboratories, including the rat
labs. Kitchens used in the hotel/restaurant program. Visit
child care facilities. Lunch and dinner hosted by the College.
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April 25, Wednesday
Morning: Tour Institute of Agriculture research facilities in food
safety with Dr. Alan Mathew, Associate Professor in Animal Science. Presentation on cloning technology with
Dr. Lannett Edwards, Research Assistant Professor in Animal Science. Visit Millie, the cloned calf with Dr.
Kelly. Lunch hosted by Department of Animal Science.
Afternoon: Go to class/hang out with UT students [that will be
going to Thailand in June.] Dinner hosted by Department of Food
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April 26, Thursday
Visit Sequoyah Museum, a museum honoring a famous Native American.
Tour Sweetwater Valley Farm Cheese Company and dairy. Tour Monterey
Mushroom Company. Dinner in Knoxville: hosted by the
Department of Plant and Soil Science.
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April 27, Friday--Grainger County Day
Grainger County, Tennessee with Kaset Amphur, Mr. Charles Cavin.
Visit tomato and flower greenhouses and packing facilities. Lunch at
Mr. Cavin's home. Dinner: hosted by the Department of
Entomology and Plant Pathology.
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April 28, Saturday
Visit the Chattanooga I-Max Theatre and the Tennessee Aquarium
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April 29, Sunday
Free time in morning with afternoon shopping at mall. Evening:
dinner at Dr. Kelly's home.
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April 30, Monday
Travel to Crossville, Tennessee, accompanied by Dr. Kelly Robbins and Dr.
Paul Denton.. Visit District Extension Office with Mr. John
Jared. See area vegetable production with Dr. Walt Hitch at the
Plateau Research Station. On to the Clyde York 4-H Camp.
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May 1, Tuesday
Crossville 4-H Camp and ornamentals in Middle Tennessee.
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May 2, Wednesday
Travel to Nashville area. Visit Middle Tennessee Experiment
Station. Hosted for lunch by Dr. Dennis Onks, Station
Superintendent. Tour of station facilities, its prawn pond, fruit
orchards and vegetable production areas. Tour nearby Saturn
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| Dinner hosted by Dr. Dennis and June
Onks at their home. |
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May 3, Thursday
Morning: Visit historic Belle Meade Plantation.
Afternoon: Visit Ellington Center, the Tennessee Department of
Agriculture. Overview of regulator service division and tour of Kord
Laboratories, followed by visit to the agricultural museum.
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May 4, Friday
Morning: Visit to walking horse farm.
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of Opryland Hotel, followed by shopping at Opry Mills Mall.
Evening: Dining at Thai restaurant in downtown Nashville and
shopping.
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May 5, Saturday
Morning: Laundry
Afternoon: Travel to Jackson, Tennessee. Dr. Dan McLemore,
Department Head in Agricultural Economics and Dr. Clark Brekke, Department
Head in Food Science and Technology trade off driving chores with Dr.
Kelly and Dr. Bob.
Dinner: at the home of Dr. Don Tyler, Professor of Soil Science near
Jackson. On to Ames Plantation.
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May 6, Sunday
Drive to Memphis for the Beale Street Music Festival. Return to Ames
Plantation.
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May 7, Monday
Travel to Memphis to Visit Sparks International (agricultural consulting
firm) and Smuckers Canning Company. Return to Ames Plantation at end
of day.
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May 8, Tuesday
Ames Plantation Tour with Dr. Allan Houston. Look at historical
interpretive work conducted at the station, as well as its forestry and
wildlife research projects. Dr. Paul Denton (you already met Dr. Paul) and
Dr. Mike Mullen, Associate Professor of Soil Science trade off driving
chores with Dr. Dan and Dr. Clark. Evening at Ames Plantation.
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May 9, Wednesday
Morning: Introduction to West Tennessee Experiment Station at
Jackson with Dr. Don Tyler and Station Superintendent, Dr. Jim
Brown.
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Experiment Station. Overview by Dr. Blake Brown, Station
Superintendent. Discuss precision agriculture and no-till
agriculture. Evening at Ames Plantation.
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May 10, Thursday
Morning: Tour Tyson Chickens processing plant in Union City,
Tennessee. Afternoon: Kaset Amphur, Mr. Ken Goddard of Henry County joins
the group. Visit the Kristopher Gulish beef cattle farm near Paris,
Tennessee.
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May 11, Friday
Morning: Tour Land Between the Lakes conservation area. Visit
Clifty Farm Company processing hams.
Lunch: with Paris Chamber of Commerce. Special
ceremony. |
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| Afternoon: Visit Tosh Farms
contract swine production operation. Tour Digg's Farm with conservation
tillage and a diversified cropping program. |
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1st Presbyterian Church with parents and youth group. |
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May 12, Saturday and May 13, Sunday
Return to Knoxville. Join with host families. |
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May 14, Monday
Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Sugarland Visitor
Center. Hike to Laurel Falls. Accompanied by Dr.
Gary Schneider, Professor Emeritus.
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May 15, Tuesday
A day in the lab and electro-fishing with Dr. Larry Wilson, Professor of
Fisheries. Lunch hosted by the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and
Fisheries.
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May 16, Wednesday
Students break into small groups doing field activities with different
departments.
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May 17, Thursday
Morning and Afternoon: Shopping at the Pigeon Forge factory outlet
malls. Lunch hosted by Dr. Bob and Donna Orr.
Evening: Dinner and baseball game at the Smokies.
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May 18, Friday
Wrap-up meeting. Lunch at the Trial Gardens. |
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| Farewell party and KU cultural
performance at the home of Dr. Kelly and Regina Robbins.
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May 19, Saturday
9:52 am United flight #1143 departed Knoxville for Chicago and on
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