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Today we were at the premier educational instistution for agriculture at the University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ). This institution does a lot of the agricultural instruction for undergraduate and graduate education. We had professors talk in the areas of agronomy, livestock, engineering, economics, social and economic research, and integrated pest management. Many of the professors from their institution have close ties with the University of Minnesota and they were very greatful to meet and talk about their work. One of the things that was intriguing to me was how closely tied their agricultural and economic economies are to the US. Currently, they are assessing their economic situation with sugar and ethanol. Right now their economy is quite delicate like the U.S.

Nathan Winter