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AG TRAVEL COURSE: STATESIDE A version of the “Ag Travel Course” also took students to farms and agricultural sites throughout the U.S. Terry McClain (’78 agricultural business) participated in such a 1975 trip through the Eastern U.S. and recently shared a letter about his experience. He’s shown here at center with Bobby and Carolyn Judice. “There were 32 students and two professors, Brent Pierce from agronomy and Marshall Jurgens from animal science. We stopped three to four times a day to see agriculture and ag-related industries, assisted by extension agents in the 19 different states we visited. The best part of the trip was my visit with Bobby and Carolyn Judice and their family. He is a third generation sugar cane farmer. Our families have stayed in touch and visited each other’s homes and farms on numerous occasions in the past 35 years. We talk often and established a very strong bond. For example, my first wife, Pam, and I spent some time with them on our honeymoon in 1982. Bobby and Carolyn came to visit in the winter of 1984, played in our snow and gave our infant daughter Ashley a bath in the kitchen sink. Pam passed away in 2005 and Carolyn came to the funeral. Carolyn also came to Ashley’s wedding and visited shortly after my wedding to Gladys in 2006. I count our friendship as one of the greatest blessings in my life.”

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