April
20, Saturday 3:45 am
Group arrives on United 529 from Chicago. Taken
to Campus Days Inn.
Morning: walking tour of UT Campus and area
around hotel
Afternoon: Driving tour of Knoxville and Dogwood
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Welcome party at home of Dr. Kelly Robbins, Professor
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April 21, Sunday
Day at lake cabin of Dr. Frank Leuthold and boating
on Lake Norris.
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April 22, Monday
Morning: Introductory meeting and orientation
at the Institute of Agriculture. Courtesy meeting
with the Provost of the University of Tennessee.
Lunch at the University Club hosted by the College
of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
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Afternoon: Knox
County Commission proclaims Kasetsart University
Day.
Dinner: Calhoun's on the River hosted by Dr.
Britt. |
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April
23, Tuesday
Morning: Animal Science research conducted at the
Joe Johnson Research Building.
Afternoon: An introduction to GPS and precision
agriculture.
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April 24,
Wednesday
Morning: College of Human Ecology, Department of
Consumer and Industry Services Management with Dr.
Nancy Fair, Department Head, and Dr. Carl Pfaffenberg.
Afternoon: KU students hang out with UT students
in class and on campus.
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April
25, Thursday
Field trip to Big South Fork National Riverine and
Recreation Area with Dr. Mark Fly. |
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April 26, Friday
Morning: Visit Stephanie Tarwater's beekeeping
operation.
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Afternoon:
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum.
Evening: Farewell party for Dr. Songkram
and Mr. Somsak at the home of Dr. Bob and Donna
Orr. |
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April
27, Saturday
Field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, featuring a botanical nature hike with Adjarn
Pum.
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April 28, Sunday
Appalachian Museum and dinner with Dr. Mark and
Kathleen Fly in Norris, TN.
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April 29,
Monday
Morning: Check out of hotel and travel to
Monterey Mushroom Company.
Afternoon: Tour Sweetwater Valley Farm Cheese
Company [and Dairy]. Take "ice cream"
tour of Mayfield's Dairy in Athens, TN. Travel
to Chattanooga. |
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April
30, Tuesday in Chattanooga.
Morning: NK Garden Seed Company
Afternoon: Tennessee Aquarium.
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May 1, Wednesday
Morning: Tour Tennessee Valley Authority pumped
storage Raccoon Mountain power plant. Drive
to Lynchburg.
Afternoon: Tour Jack Daniel's distillery and
shop for Jack Daniel's memorabilia in historic Lynchburg.
Drive to Shelbyville.
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May 2, Thursday
Morning: Tennessee Walking
Horse farm.
Afternoon: Tour Lewisburg Dairy Experiment
Station.
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Dinner hosted by the Bedford County 4-H Club, followed
by a visit to the "Celebration" for a
spotted pony show. |
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May 3, Friday
Morning: Depart Shelbyville for Nashville.
First stop was a tour of Saturn Corporation's automobile
assembly plant near Spring Hill. |
Afternoon:
Visit the Tennessee Department of Agriculture--the
agricultural museum, followed by an overview of
the Regulatory Service Division and a tour of Kord
Laboratories. |
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Dinner hosted by Susie Genualdi's family. |
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May 4, Saturday
Morning: Visit the Hermitage, the historic
home of former U.S. president Andrew Jackson.
Afternoon: Tour the Opryland Hotel and shop
at Opryland Mills.
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May 5, Sunday
Morning: Adventures at the laundramat.
Afternoon: Drive to Jackson Tennessee and
dinner at the home of Dr. Don Tyler.
Check in at Ames Plantation.
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May
6, Monday
Travel to Memphis for sight-seeing. Botanical
Gardens. Cruise the Mississippi River on the
Island Queen paddle-wheeler. Blues on Beale
Street.
Return to Ames Plantation.
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May 7, Tuesday
Introduction to Ames Plantation. Archeological
restorations. Quail and hunting dogs.
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May 8, Wednesday
Morning: Check
out of Ames Plantation and drive to West Tennessee
Experiment Station. Tour of station with Dr.
Don [Tyler], featuring conservation tillage and
vegetable production.
Afternoon: Travel to Milan Experiment Station
with Dr. Don for a heavy dose of precision agriculture.
Drive to Paris for the evening. |
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| Evening:
Barbecue at the Gullish Cattle Farm with the meal
sponsored by the Henry County Young Farmers and
Ranchers. |
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May
9, Thursday (program arranged by Kaset Amphur, Khun
Ken Goddard)
Morning: Paris Landing State Park presentation
on birds of prey and tour of golf course.
Afternoon: Land Between the Lakes--visit the
"Old Home Place" and conservation area
for Bison and Elk. Visit the astronomy lab
and the LBL museum. |
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Dinner at the Presbyterian Church and visit with
4-H Honor Club |
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May
10, Friday
Morning: Tour Clifty Farm Company, the makers
of fine country cured hams. Tour Tosh Farms'
contract swine operation. Lunch sponsored
by Tosh Farms. .
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And, once
again, it was Kasetsart University Day in Tennessee.
Thank you, Paris and Ken Goddard
Afternoon: Visit Replogle Enterprises--large
state-of-the-art sawmill. Tour Digg's farm
conservation tillage, diversified cropping program
and freshwater shrimp production. |
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May 11 and
12, Saturday and Sunday
Return to Knoxville. Join with host families. |
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May
13, Monday
Fish Day!! Fishery techniques--a day
in the labs and in the field electro-fishing.
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May 14, Tuesday
Morning: Visits to Processed Foods Corp. and
Tom's, food processing companies in Knoxville.
Afternoon: Tour of Trial Gardens on the Ag
Campus.
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May
15, Wednesday
Group split in two--one group visiting Mayo's Nursery,
the American Museum of Science and Energy and a
pick-your-own strawberry farm and the other group
doing on-campus activities including a tour of the
sensory perception laboratory in the Department
of Food Science and Technology.
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May 16, Thursday
Shopping day at Pigeon Forge!
That evening, Aom, Kor, Pab, Yam, Bill and Bright
went to a Tennessee Smokies baseball game with host
families.
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May 17,
Friday
Morning: Wrap-up meeting.
Lunch at the Trial Gardens.
Performance final rehearsals at home of Dr. Bob.
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| Evening: Official
farewell party for KU students. Dinner and
KU student cultural performance. |
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martial arts, presentation of certificates and "family"
photos. |
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May
18, Saturday
Morning: Trip to the Knoxville Zoo, courtesy
of Dr. Frank Leuthold [aka County Commissioner
and member of the Board of Directors of the zoo]. |
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May 19, Sunday
Afternoon: Cookout and hay ride at home of
Dr. Alan Mathew. |
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May 20, Monday
11:48 am departure for Thailand on UA 7629. |
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