TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LIFETIME LEADERSHIP

TALL IX - Session #6

November 1 - 4, 2005

Valley / Mexico

(Revised 10/28/2006 kw)

“EMPLOYMENT, EMIGRATION, ETHNICITY”

Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Presiding: Rachel Myers and Cord Willms

Business Casual

12 Noon Check-in to Embassy Suites Hotel (If rooms not available, leave luggage and check-in at after 5:00 when returning from afternoon with Dr. Cummins)

12:30 p.m.    Meet in Lobby and Depart in Private Vehicles for TAMU System - Health Science Center - The South Texas Center for Rural Public Health

701 E. Vermont; McAllen, Texas 78503

(See Map in Packets)

1:00 p.m.      “Crisis Leadership”......................................................Dr. Dick Cummins

Leadership Development Specialist, TAMCO

3:00 p.m.      Break (Jason’s Deli bringing cookies and soft drinks 956/ 664-1700)

3:15 p.m.      Resume Session...........................................................Dr. Dick Cummins

5:00 p.m.      Adjourn & Return to Hotel (Embassy Suites)

5:45 p.m.      Meet in Hotel and Lobby and Depart for Reception in Private Vehicles Together To Van E. Cook 480 Ranch for Social/Reception/Dinner

Tuesday, November 2, 2005 - continued

Social, Reception and Dinner at Van E. Cook 480 Ranch near Edinburg

(Apx. 5 miles North of Edinburg off Hwy 281. At intersection of 281 & FM 2812 turn east on FM 2812. Drive Apx. 5 miles - you will see high game fence on south side of road. Drive further till you come to a gate (tan concrete columns/ metal gate/animal outlines on gate.)

Presiding Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz and Danny Sosebee:

Business Casual

6:30 p.m.      Social

6:45 p.m.                                       

6:45 p.m.      Welcome and Overview of 480 Ranch..................Mr. Jim Collins/Owner

7:15 p.m.

7:15 p.m.      Sponsored Dinner....................................Mike Guerra - TALL Alumnus &

Danny Sosebee - TALL IX & Netafim, USA

8:30 p.m.      Adjourn 

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 

Presiding: Dean Nelson and Matt Williams

Business Casual 

6:00 a.m.      Breakfast in Hotel (included in room charge)

(#1 Map)

6:45 a.m.      Meet in Hotel Lobby to Board Bus

7:00 a.m.      Bus Departs - Travel Time and Discussion on the Move:

7:45 a.m.      Overview of Rio Grande Valley Agriculture.........................Brad Cowan

CEA-AG/NR Hidalgo County

(Bus will meet Mr. White @ intersection of 281 & 491 in personal

(#2 Map)       vehicle and will lead group to exact location)

7:45 a.m.      Delta Lake Irrigation District River Pump, Relampago

8:45 a.m.      Water Issues .......................................Mr. JoJo White, General Manager

Hidalgo/Cameron Irrigation District #9

8:45 a.m.      Board Bus and Travel Time

9:15 a.m.

(#3 Map)                 (2.5 miles WEST of Hwy 107, Santa Rosa)

9:15 a.m.      Tour Rio Grande Sugar Mill.................Steve Bearden, General Manager

10:45 a.m.                                                             Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.

10:45 a.m.    Board Bus and Travel Time

11:15 a.m. 

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - continued:

(#4 Map)                 (North Hwy 88, Monte Alto, Texas)

Presiding: Eric Opiela and Josh Walker

11:15 a.m.    Welcome to Rio Farms, Inc., Monte AltoDale Murden, General Manager

12:45 p.m.    Sponsored Lunch .........................................................................................

Immigration and the Agency (lunch speakers)..........Officers Confirmed

Supervisory Border Patrol/U.S Border Patrol/ Dept. Homeland Security

Bureau of Customs & Border Protection

12:45 p.m.    Board Bus and Travel Time 

1:15 p.m.

(#5 Map)       (7301 North Hwy 107, Edinburg)

1:15 p.m.      Tour J&D Produce, Edinburg..................................Jimmy Basetti, Owner

2:30 p.m.

2:30 p.m.      Board Bus and Travel Time

3:00 p.m.

(#6 Map)       (702 E. Express 83, Mission, Texas)

3:00 p.m.      Tour Texas Citrus Exchange, Mission ...........Judy Rodriquez, President

4:15 p.m. 

4:15 p.m.      Board Bus and Travel Time to Pharr International Bridge

4:45 p.m.

(#7 Map)

4:45 p.m.      Homeland Security Changes Since 911 ..................Officers Confirmed

5:45 p.m.          Supervisory Border Patrol/U.S. Border Patrol/ Dept. Homeland Security/

Bureau of Customs & Border Protection

Go Through Customs

                     Board Bus and Cross Pharr International Bridge and Depart for Monterrey

Sponsored Dinner on Bus .......................Javier Moreno, TALL Alumnus

Homework Presentations on Bus.............................................................

10:00 p.m.    Arrive Four Points Sheraton Gallerias Hotel

Ave. Insurgentes 3961

                     Colonia Vista Hermosa

                     Monterrey, Neuvo Leon 64640, Mexico

                     Ph. 011 + 52 + 818 + 389.1600

                     (52 = Country Code); (818 = City Code)

                     Mayra Martinez - Sales Manager

Thursday, November 3, 2005:

Presiding: Jim Phillips and Michael Tolbert

Business Casual

6:00 a.m.      Breakfast at Hotel (included in room charge)

6:30 a.m.      Depart on Bus

7:00 a.m.      Empacadora Trevino - Slaughter House

                     Miguel Barragan 663 Pte.

Col. Industrial

Monterrey, N.L. 64440

8:30 a.m.      Leave for Montemorelos

9:30 a.m.      Arrive Montemorelos

9:45 a.m.      ICMOSA (Industrias Citricolas de Montemorelos)

Del Monte Foods

Carr. A General Teran Km.1

67550 Montemorelos, N.L.

Mexico

Tel: (826) 263-2249

Fax: (826) 263-3173

10:45 a.m.    CITROMAX

Carr. A General Teran Km. 6

67550 Montemorelos, N.L.

Mexico

Presiding: Nishi Whiteley and Travis Reynolds

12:00 Noon   Huerta Azteca and Lunch

Carr. A General Teran Km. 26

67550 Montemorelos, N.L.

Mexico

1:30 p.m.      Leave for Linares

2:00 p.m.      Arrive Linares

2:15 p.m.      GOLLEK Interamericas, de R.L. De C.V.

Kellogg’s

Av. Industria Alimentaria No. 2000

Parque Industrial Nuevo Linares

Linares, N.L. 67735

Mexico

Tel: +52 821 212 9900

Fax: +52 821 222 9975

Thursday - November 3, 2005 - continued:

3:00 p.m.      Alimentos SIGMA-CONAGRA FOODS, S.A. De C.V.

Av. Industria Alimentaria No. 760

Parque Industrial Nuevo Linares

Linares, N.L. 67735

Mexico

Tel: +52 821 212 6099

4:00 p.m.      Vernal Industries, S.A. de C.V.

BRACHS Corporation

Av. Industria Alimentaria No. 2020

Parque Industrial Nuevo Linares

Linares, N.L. 67735

Mexico

                     Tel: +52 821 214 0506                 

5:00 p.m.      Sello Rojo del Norte, S.A. de C.V.

Av. Industria Alimentaria No. 2076

Parque Industrial Lueve Linares

Linares, N.L. 67735

Mexico

5:45 p.m.      Productos de Leche San Pablo, S.A. de C.V.

20 de Noviembre 301

Linares, N.L. 67735

6:30 p.m.      Leave to Return to Monterrey

7:45 p.m.      Arrive Back at Hotel

8:15 p.m.      Meet In Hotel Lobby/Walk Across Street - Dinner at

Restaurante Los Generales

Prolongacion Bolivia #98

Col. Colinas de San Jeronimo

Monterrey, N.L.

Tel: 818.333.5940

8:30 p.m.      Dinner......................Ag Statistics of Mexico In Relationship to the Rest

of the World; Richardo Maldonado and Juan Livas

10:00 p.m.    Adjourn For Evening (Walk back to Hotel)

Friday, November 4, 2005:

Presiding: John Smith and Trey Teaff

Business Casual

6:00 a.m.      Check Out of Hotel

6:30 a.m.      Breakfast at Hotel (included in room charge)

7:30 a.m.      Depart for HEB Store..................................................................Confirmed

New Location Being Confirmed (Very close to hotel- apx. 10 minutes)

                     Norma Trevino - Pubic Relations & Communications Mgr

                     International HEB Supermarkets; 011 + 52 + 81+ 8153.1174

8:00 a.m.      Visit HEB

                     HEB providing boxed lunches for bus 

11:00 a.m.    Depart En Route back to Texas

***3:00 p.m. Arrive at McAllen, Texas Airport***

We are HOPEFUL that you will arrive by 3:00 p.m., HOWEVER, THIS IS SUBJECT TO BORDER CROSSING GUARDS.

Everyone will be taken by the bus to the McAllen Airport where cars will be parked for those of you who have driven (security and central location).

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