UK to the USA

No longer needed!

This is my welcoming party at the front gate.
Looks like someone is trying to make a point that the farms management has improved over the last 6 weeks.
I do remember being told at Uni that the best manager's are those who make themselves redundant! 

Soya Ahoy

More Soybeans

Dave checking out some maize


Marty, surely there must be a fish farm somewhere here!

Farewell from final visit of the 2010 Feb-April GFP tour.

Gaucho's

"Boss" Gaucho working in the yards at Curupy Angus Stud in Villa Soriano

A mob of breeders, stud and pure cows and calves. They are using American genetics whilst managing to keep cow size down and maintain fertility.

Lunch Cooking

Yet another feast for lunch!!

Vino

Bodega Irurtia, 300 ha under vines, most for wine but also some table grapes.

Local cheese with the wines! Great range of cheeses from Roquefort type blue to Parmesan style hard cheese.
Lunch in a cellar, it's a hard life as a Nuffield Scholar

House wine at less than $0.90AU/lt you can't go wrong..well maybe
The Tannat a bit of a local favourite was good, didn't go for the grappa though.

Carmelo on the Rio de la Plata, a bit of Argentinian money spending Easter cruising

Uruguay

Holsteins living it up in Lucerne pasture.
Empty/late mob which are part of a 4600 cow operation milking in 9 sheds

Oven 800 heifers are reared in these pens, moved every second day.Milk delivered by horse and cart and one man, using a horse means the cart can be stopped and started and directed with just voice commands and the operator can deliver milk.

Montevideo

The Liberator
The New Governement Building
And what is that building doing there!!

Nuffield Scholars become TV stars

Yes we made morning TV today, such big stars Steve was recognised in the lift this morning. Dave was the hero of the show doing a TV interview.

Rain clouds stalking a header.
Rain disruption seems to be a typical aspect of Soy harvest in this part of the country (North of Goiania).

They my not be good for harvest but gee they have some great clouds!

They also have some pretty big irrigators.
Maize under a centre pivot.