16 Aug: St Louis
It seems weeks since the last update as we have seen so much. Since then we have seen a Hutterite community, a farm visit along with some ag exchange students (some Aussies), then Pioneer in Des Moine and now we're here in St Louis to visit Monsanto - lots of flights and late nights, but all very exciting.
The visit to Lionel and Melody Ector's farm out of Saskatoon may have been the highlight for me. They grow speciality crops such as lentils and corianda which they pack themselves from 0.5 kg to 1 tonne bags for export. They also grow wheat, chickpeas (but not since 1998 due to disease), canola, field peas and mustards. Wheat is their less profitable crop. Like us, they have variable weather but have developed a well-run and professional farm and seed business - well worth a visit.
Anne Williams
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