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Comparing Food Systems - Iowa vs California - May 2025

nicolerh — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 13:42:29 +0000

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United States of America

Program Director(s):

Program itinerary is tentative and subject to change.

This course will review food systems frameworks and considerations, focusing on food supply chains (production systems, distribution, processing, and retail/markets). Discussion topics will include influences such as natural resources (water), innovation and technology, demographics (labor), and economics (price of food).

The pre-departure course will include tours of Iowa food production to assist in comparing and contrasting regional food systems in Iowa and California.

While traveling in California, students will visit a variety of farms and food production. Tours include wineries in Napa and Paso Robles, almond orchards and processing, dairy farms and cheese production, fruit and vegetable production including a visit to Driscoll's, coffee production, and seafood fishing.

Students will also have the opportunity to visit Sequoia National Park, the Santa Barbara harbor, and to choose between visiting the Monterey Aquarium or going on a whale watching tour.

4 credits FSHN 4960B during spring semester

This program was last offered in spring 2023.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 to Saturday, May 31, 2025

Department:

Food Science and Human Nutrition

Type of Travel:

Travel Course

Application Deadline:

Friday, November 1, 2024

Semester:

Spring

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Year:

2025

Credits:

Heritage Livestock - United Kingdom - May 2025

sfine — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:13:13 +0000

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United Kingdom

Program Director(s):

Jodi Sterle

Matthew Wenger

Program dates are tentative and subject to change

Tour the farms and regions of the United Kingdom to learn about purebred livestock and breed development and to see where many animal breeds originated. Visits to multiple rare breed farm parks will allow students access to more than 25 rare breeds of cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and goats. Additional stops include a visit to Haven Herefords to see the oldest breeding herd of Hereford Cattle in the world, and a visit to Ballindalloch castle to see the oldest Aberdeen Angus herd in the world.

Cultural visits include a stop at the World War II American Cemetery at Cambridge, UNESCO World Heritage Site Hadrian’s Wall, and the historic city of Edinburgh.

3 credits of AN S 496 for spring 2025 semester

Class will meet from 4:20-6:00pm on Thursdays Spring 2025. Please have this time available in your schedule if accepted.
Pre-requisite: An S 1010 or An S 1140 or FSHN 1010
Due to the late start (and end) of the Spring 2025 semester, this trip will not return until June 3^rd. Please consider conflicts with possible internships, etc.

This program is typically offered every other year.

Sunday, May 18, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025