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Cowboys, Cattle, Culture in the Nebraska Sandhills October 7-13, 2013

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Mail registration and check to:JRB Associates, Inc.2462 Lake George Drive NWCedar, MN 55011

Register by August 1, 2013

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Beef Educational Tour

October 7-13, 2013Experience beef production,

cowboy poetry and music in the heart of Cattle Country

Cowboys,

Cattle, Culture

in the Nebraska Sandhills

Tentative Schedule

Monday, October 7

Pick-up points are north and south metro. Stops at Wolf Creek Dairy Farm, Dundas, Minnesota and Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor, LeMars, Iowa

Overnight at Holiday Inn Express Sioux City, Iowa

Tuesday, October 8

Travel from Sioux City, Iowa to Ainsworth, Nebraska with stops at Ashfall Fossil Bed and Wulf Cattle Feedyards

Overnight at Rodeway Inn Ainsworth, Nebraska

Wednesday, October 9

Visit area ranches and meet the owners, tour wind energy site

Overnight at Rodeway Inn Ainsworth, Nebraska

Thursday, October 10

Travel to Valentine, Nebraska, visit the Valentine Livestock Market Auction, Henderson’s IGA and attend Old West Days melodrama

Overnight at Comfort Inn Valentine, Nebraska

Friday-Saturday, October 11-12

Old West Days programs and festivities—poetry, music, stories

Overnights at Comfort Inn Valentine, Nebraska

Sunday, October 13

Return home via I-90 across South Dakota

Time will be spent each day processing and reflecting on the day’s experiences. When possible, local experts will join the group for meals to further explore

questions, issues and ideas.

Cost of Tour

Single occupancy ........................ $1,200 per person Double occupancy ........................ $940 per person

Includes chartered coach, 6 nights lodging, group meals, admissions and administrative costs. A few meals will be on your own.

To reserve a spot, a deposit of $400 is required by August 1, 2013.

Balance is due September 10, 2013. More details will be sent after deposit is received.

Tour will be canceled if minimum number of participants is not met. Cancellation and deposit will be refunded.

If an individual cancels after August 1, 2013, deposit will be refunded less $100.

Reservations/Registration

Reservation and payment made to JRB Associates, Inc. Early registration is encouraged; trip is limited to 30 people.

For more information, contact Juanita at JRB Associates, Inc.

763-753-4636 • AgriFolks@gmail.com

Wolf Creek Dairy Dundas, Minnesota

Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor

LeMars, Iowa

Ashfall Fossil Beds view skeletons of wildlife buried in volcanic ash 12 million years ago

Wulf Cattle feedyard tour

Nebraska’s largest wind energy site

Ranch visits hosted by Ainsworth area cattlemen/women

Visit Valentine Livestock Auction Barn for regular Thursday cattle auction

22nd Annual

Nebraska Cowboy Poetry Gathering  & Old West Days featuring poets, musicians and

storytellers

Tour Staff Tour organizers/leaders Juanita Reed-Boniface & Dick Boniface, educational consultants for JRB Associates, Inc., specializing in agriculture literacy and wool products

Juanita’s professional experiences include over 40 years as an adult and youth educator with University of Nebraska and University of Minnesota Extension Services. In that role, she led numerous trips with youth and adults to conferences in the Midwest and Washington, D.C. For the past 20 years, she has been a partner in Boeckenhauer Cattle, working with her brother and other family members. She is well acquainted in the Nebraska Sandhills with personal contacts at all sites in the tour plan.

Dick’s background is in agriculture economics. He had a 40-year career with North Central Wool

Marketing Corporation. In his work as director of field service, Dick traveled to seven North Central states recruiting, training and supervising field buyers and their supervisors. He was editor of the company newspaper and served as public relations director.

Colleen Zenk, director of Nutrition and Consumer Information at the Minnesota Beef Council, works closely with retailers, the food service industry and health care professionals to increase demand for beef and beef

products. Raised on a farm near Waldorf, Minnesota, Colleen is an experienced educator with professional experience as a high school teacher, healthcare sales executive and supervisor, specialist and trainer for Healthcare Account Executives. She will conduct a workshop, Today’s Beef, and update the group on the latest research in beef cuts and nutrition.

About The Nebraska Sandhills

The Nebraska Sandhills are a unique area of the world. Native grassland covers nearly 20,000 square miles making the region the largest sand dune in North America. Sand was thought to have been brought into the area originally by water and blown into dunes by wind. Rain and snow brought grassland plants whose strong roots stabilized the soil and kept the dunes frozen in place. This geology makes the area rich for wildlife, water and ranching.

The Ogallala Aquifer, largest in the world, contains one billion acre-feet of groundwater and comes above the surface of many dunes.

The fragile soil is subject to wind erosion and drought can be damaging. Managing the grass and soil in these Sandhills is an art and a science. Ranchers are concerned about the environment—preventing erosion, conserving water and nurturing wildlife.

Tour Highlights

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Destination: Nebraska Sandhills

You will find life in The Nebraska Sandhills is at a slower pace. Casual attire—blue jeans are standard—for every place we visit. Comfortable shoes and a lightweight jacket are recommended. There will be opportunities for shopping at local stores.