Greetings from the farthest point south that this fellow has ever traveled! The Patagonian region of Argentina is home to the the third largest ice field in the world, and Los Glaciares National Park. At roughly 18,000 square kilometers, the ice covers an area larger than the entire state of Connecticut. We visited the Perito… Continue reading Ice Gazing
I think today we will keep it short. Here we go... Start with a spectacular sunrise over Lake Argentino. Have a leisurely drive west on Rte. 11 to Los Glaciares National Park. There you can see Perito Moreno Glacier. I will not attempt to describe it to you as it is utterly indescribable, Order up… Continue reading Let’s spend a day in El Calafate
Day seven for the VALOR Fellows consisted of lots of travel. Up early and a quick breakfast. Then on the bus for the trip to the airport. Fly, change planes, fly again, another bus and finally the hotel in beautiful El Calafate. Just as the sun sets and reflects off Lake Argentno, today's travel provided… Continue reading Some numbers from day Seven
Zuccardi Family Bodega is located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. Mendoza was the perfect place to spend the day learning about the wine industry, as it the biggest wine producing region in the country. As a bonus, we took an impromptu tour of Zuccardi's olive oil production facilities, as well. Mendoza offers near-perfect conditions for growing… Continue reading Innovation Meets Tradition
...but me loves me Olive Oyl more. Many of us love our olive oil too and today the VALOR Fellows visited Bodegas Zuccardi Vineyards and Winery. Along with that amazing experience we were also given a tour of their olive oil production facilities. Familia Zuccardi has approximately 900 acres of olives. We learned that about… Continue reading Me loves me spinach…
Day 5 of the international trip was reserved for the VALOR fellows to visit Don Roberto Ranch This particular ranch is located just west of Villa Mercedes in the Province of San Luis. Don Roberto is one of five ranches in San Luis owned by the Guerrero family. In all, they manage about 46,500 acres… Continue reading Young Calves Populate “El Ranchero”
Dia Cinco. Today we visited the Don Roberto Ranch owned by the Guererro family. It is a diversified operation located in and near Villa Mercedes city in San Luis Province. It was a great experience sharing information and experiences with them. While at a mid-morning stop for refreshments we noticed a small calf in the… Continue reading “Paco”
"I've Got a Crush on You", "You've got to kiss a few frogs to find a Prince", "I'm nuts over you", and "Virginia's for Lovers". No, this blog isn't about finding love, but it is about a group of people that love agriculture and their tour of operations in Argentina. So here is it Day… Continue reading Day 4: VALOR International
Day 4 for us would have been a fine day for Jim Smiley. We visited Aceitera General Deheza's (AGD) Frog Farm. It was a very unique operation where they raise frogs from eggs and grow them to maturity to sell to select restaurants in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Rosario. They produce and sell approximately 6000… Continue reading A Leap Ahead… Ribbet
Day 3 in Argentina started out with our departure from the Melincue Casino and Resort in the Santa Fe providence heading toward the providence of Cordoba. Today we had scheduled two stops, one being a dairy and the other as purebred sheep operation. However, as we have traveled in Argentina we have learned that they have received above average rain fall for this season. In the month of February alone they have received 700+ millimeters which converts to 30+ inches of rain in one month.
As a result many of the roads leading to the farms are dirt and not handling this amount of rain fall very well. This morning’s visit to the dairy had to be cancelled because they fear that our bus would damage the road and not allow the milk tanker to reach the farm.
This allowed us an opportunity to meet this morning as a group…
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