> Kansas State University feed science senior who recently spent 17 days in South Africa and Mozambique. “CHS and the CHS Foundation are proud to support universities in enhancing student learning through international agriculture study trips,” says William Nelson, president, CHS Foundation and vice president, corporate citizenship. “These experiences help students gain a greater understanding of global agriculture and provide them with unique opportunities to escape their comfort zones and experience other cultures.” CHS and the CHS Foundation have contributed nearly $250,000 over the past fi ve years to support several international study programs for agriculture students, including those described below. 19 days in Germany and Switzerland Cornell University Fifteen Cornell University students traveled to Israel, where they attended lectures at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They visited traditional vegetable farms, research greenhouses, a robotic dairy, a spice farm, a fi sh farm, an apiary, oilseed processing facilities and wineries. Kansas State University A team of 19 Kansas State University (KSU) students studied trends in grain and feed production, processing and utilization in Germany and Switzerland. The trip included visits to feed mills and grain storage facilities; commercial and artisan bakeries; the Hamburg Port, a major import terminal of global food commodities; and Technical University Munich, a leading life and food sciences university. Another group of 14 KSU students spent 17 days in Mozambique and South Africa, where they visited farms, World Vision project sites and food processing facilities, including fl our mills, a bakery and a pasta company. “For many of our students, these trips provide first-time opportunities to travel outside the country,” says Dirk Maier, professor and head of the Department of Grain Science and Industry. “One of the best aspects of these opportunities is witnessing the change in students in terms of awareness and maturity.” Cornell University students visited Isr ael 14 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2013 CHSINC.COM