NRCS Educational Tours – Texas
August 4, 2019:
- Puerto Rico group will fly into DFW; Kingsville group will drive to DFW to pick up the Puerto Rico group.
- Spend the night in Dallas/Fort Worth (possibly Comfort Suites Fort Worth South—6450 South Hwy, Fort Worth, TX)
August 5, 2019:
- 8:00-11:50am—Central National Technology Support Center (510 W. Felix St, FWFC Bldg 23, Fort Worth, TX)
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- 1:00pm—Drive to Paul Quinn College (3837 Simpson Stuart Rd, Dallas, TX)
- 2:00-4:00pm—Visit the NRCS project at Paul Quinn College Spend the night in Dallas/Fort Worth (Comfort Suites Fort Worth South)
August 6, 2019:
- 7:45am—Load up the vans and drive to Blooming Grove, TX
- 9:00-11:30am—Visit 77 Ranch (Gary and Sue Price)
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- 1:00pm—Drive to Waco
- 2:00-4:30pm—Visit Rickie Roddy’s place
- Drive to Temple and spend the night
August 7, 2019:
- 8:00-11:30am—Visit NRCS State Office in Temple—101 South Main St., Temple, TX
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- 1:00pm—Drive to San Antonio
- 4:00-6:00pm—visit Confluence Park (310 W Mitchell St., San Antonio, TX)
- Spend the night in San Antonio (possibly the Hilton Palacio del Rio—200 S Alamo St., San Antonio, TX)
August 8, 2019:
- 8:00am—Load up the vans and drive to Green Bexar Farm (14997 FM 1346, Saint Hedwig, TX)
- 9:00-11:30am—Visit Green Bexar Farm
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- 1:00pm—Drive to Mesquite Field Farm (501 S Oak Ave, Nixon, TX)
- 2:00-4:30pm—Visit Mesquite Field Farm
- 5:00pm—Drive to Corpus Christi, TX
- Spend the night in Corpus Christi, TX
August 9, 2019:
- 7:00am—Load up the vans and drive to Weslaco, TX
- 9:30-11:30am—Visit Texas AgriLife Research (2415 E, US-83, Weslaco, TX)
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- 1:00-2:00pm—Visit TAMUK-Citrus Center (312 N International Blvd, Weslaco, TX)
- 2:30-4:30pm—Visit Yahweh All-Natural Farm and Garden (Saul and Diana Padilla; 19833 Morris Rd, Harlingen, TX)
- 5:00pm—Drive to Kingsville, TX
- Spend the night in Kingsville, TX
August 10, 2019:
- 8:00-11:30am—Go on the King Ranch tour, go to the King Ranch museum, and the King Ranch Saddle Shop
- 12:00pm—Lunch
- After lunch is free of events at this point in time
August 11, 2019:
- Puerto Rico group will fly out of Corpus Christi, TX