2025 Grand Farming Extravaganza

Depart Syd/Mel - Calgary

Calgary

City Tour, Calgary Stampede Rodeo

Calgary

Morning Free - afternoon chuck wagon races and concert

Banff

Visit Grain farm and beef feedlot before arriving into the heart of the rockies Banff

Banff

Day tour Lake Louise, Bow River, Spiral train tunnels, Glacier

Banff

Morning tour Banff - afternoon free

Olds

Visit local farm before travelling to Calgary for our direct flight to Rocky Mountain High Denver Colorado - Overnight Denver

Denver

Morning city tour - Afternoon free

Julesberg

Morning visit to Colorado Wheat at Fort Collins who are launching our herbicide tolerance trait “CoAXium Wheat Production System” through Australian Grain Technologies in Spring 2025. We then travel through the beautiful countryside to Julesburg, visit with Carlon Farms and Grain.  Today we look at how the Colorado harvest is going as they are in the middle of harvest. Tonight dinner with the locals.

Julesberg

Visit ARS Central plains Research Centre - Bennington Farms - Cattle ranch.

Denver - Mexico City

Today we depart on our direct flight to Mexico City. Upon arrival we are transferred to our hotel - Welcome to Mexico Dinner

Mexico City

We begin the day with a tour of bustling Mexico City. Our sightseeing will include the main city square - Plaza de la Constitución or the Zócalo. The plaza is constructed from the stones of ancient palaces and temples and is said to be the second largest in the world after Moscow’s Red Square. The Zócalo is bordered by the Cathedral to the north and the National Palace to the east. In the centre of the plaza is an enormous Mexican Flag which is ceremoniously raised and lowered each day and carried into the National Palace.

This afternoon we visit Xochimilco, a borough famous for its canals and hundreds of colourfully decorated boats - Trajineras. Here, we’ll experience the last remnants of a vast water transport system built by the Aztecs.

Mexico City

After breakfast we travel to the nearby site of Teotihuácan, considered to be one of the most impressive and mysterious archaeological sites in Mexico. The city was established in 100BC and the name Teotihuácan roughly translates as ‘Birthplace of the Gods’.

Here we’ll marvel at the magnificent structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas, including the Temples of the Sun and the Moon. These are the largest buildings within Teotihuácan, with the Temple of the Sun rising 66 metres above ground level and the Temple of the Moon rising 43 metres.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, or 'Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe'. This Roman Catholic Church and shrine, arguably the most important Christian site in Latin America, was built near the location where Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego. It also houses the original apron of Juan Diego that shows the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which we’ll be able to view.

Mexico City

This morning we visit “CIMMYT” the international Wheat and Maize centre where we met with the director of wheat. We then visit Toluca Research Station and local wheat farmers, enjoy lunch with local farmers before travel back to Mexico City .

Mexico city

Enjoy a free day in Mexico city.

Mexico City - Syd/Mel

Please note that participants can extend their trip including New York, Washington or Southern USA New Orleans and Texas.