1. Natural Resources and Agricultural Sustainability in the UK Scotland: Study Abroad, Summer 2010

3. Congressional Gold Medal Winner

4. 50 honorary Doctorate Degrees

8. 4 Undergrads

9. 2 ProfessorsAndrew Gayley Jason McMillan Brittany Bates John Baddeley/SAC Laura Bradt Robin Walker/SAC Rachel Brooks Rachel Brauner Ben Meritt

10. Trip leaders Led by Co-Facilitators from the: Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Jacqueline Aitkenhead-Peterson Assistant Professor ofUrban Nutrient and Water ManagementDepartment of Soil and Crop Sciences Dr. Cristine L. Morgan Assistant Professor of Soil Science Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Miss Orie Varner (not pictured) Trip Advisor Study Abroad Programs Office (SAPO)

13. Figure 8 (Aberdeen to Aberdeen)

17. Intercropping; nutrient budgets (N, P, K); weed/pest/disease control; energy budgets; GHGs; biodiversity; economics

22. H2O pumped 360m from Loch Awe

24. Observe N levels, pest, & disease reaction to fertilizer / till treatments

25. DNA and molecular chemistry lab capabilities

27. Ammonia, ammonium, nitrate, etc.

29. PM10, radiation, temp, rainfall, deposition flux: of ammonia, NOX, SO2, O3, base ions

31. Research focused on bovine health, dairy (milk) production, animal temperament, and food security

33. Interesting history and architecture

35. Est. by Robert Owens (1800’s): industrial & social reformer

39. Operational: 18th to early 20th century

40. Historic depiction: tools, life, hazards, diet, and compensation for a typical lead miner

42. Forth and Clyde Canal: tunnel, lock system

45. Cultural exchange

47. Population: 1/5 Texas

48. 75% in less favored areas

51. NO2 has 300X warming potential of CO2

54. Regarding food production and consumption

55. Noticed ‘Fairtrade’ labels in almost every storeWhat is Fairtrade?

56. The Synthesis Between 2004 to 2007: Scotland and Wales strove to become the world’s first Fairtrade Nations Mission: Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must never fall lower than the market price), Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It enables them to improve their position and have more control over their lives. Buy local – otherwise buy fair.

59. They breathed life into an old quote by the German educator, Kurt Hahn: “Tell me, and I may forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I'll understand” The group definitely has a better understanding of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sustainability in Scotland.

60. The end Big Thanks – it was brilliant!

61. Ode to A Haggis by rabbie burns Excerpts from Original Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!Aboon them a' ye tak your place,Painch, tripe, or thairm:Weel are ye wordy o' a graceAs lang's my arm.But mark the Rustic, haggis fed,The trembling earth resounds his tread.Clap in his walienieve a blade,He'll mak it whissle;An' legs an' arms, an' heads will sned,Like taps o' thrissle. Ye Pow'rswhamak mankind your care,And dish them out their bill o' fare,Auld Scotland wants naeskinking wareThat jaups in luggies;But, if ye wish her gratefu' prayer,Gie her a haggis! Translation Fair is your honest happy faceGreat chieftain of the pudding raceAbove them all you take your placeStomach, tripe or gutsWell are you worthy of a graceAs long as my arm But take note of the strong haggis fed ScotThe trembling earth resounds his treadClasped in his large fist a bladeHe'll make it whistleAnd legs and arms and heads he will cut offLike the tops of thistles You powers who make mankind your careAnd dish them out their mealsOld Scotland wants no watery foodThat splashes in dishesBut if you wish her grateful prayerGive her a haggis!