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December 2013 Articles

Just Rambling, December 2013
La. dairy farmers prepare for EPA visits
Workshop focuses on wood-based bioenergy
Cost of Gain Falls as Value of Gain Stays Strong
Students learn about agriculture at the State Fair’s AgMagic
Feral Hogs
The President’s Column
Care and Storage of Tack During the Off-Season 
Clean Water Act
Record Corn Crop, More Soybeans Forecast
Many plants need winter frost, freeze protection
Plant pecan trees in winter
• New Resource Guide Assists Veterans in Agriculture
Our Light...Yours and Mine
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New Resource Guide Assists Veterans in Agriculture

New Resource Guide Assists Veterans in Agriculture
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 25, 2013 – A new resource guide developed by Farm Bureau and the Farmer Veteran Coalition Partnership is now available.
Farm Bureau and the FVC are working together to train beginning farmers, make equipment available to veteran farmers and help find farm ownership or employment opportunities for members of the military transitioning into the civilian workforce.
“Through this partnership, I am optimistic returning veterans will learn how to continue their service to our country by helping feed its citizens, nourish its land and make its rural communities more viable through the many entrepreneurial opportunities agriculture has to offer,” said American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman.
The resource guide provides Farm Bureaus with a simple framework outlining the many ways that are available to participate in the new partnership and assist returning veterans interested in staking their futures on agriculture and rural America.
“We’re working to cultivate a new generation of farmers and food leaders, in addition to developing viable employment and meaningful careers through the collaboration of the farming and military communities,” said Michael O’Gorman, executive director of the FVC.
“We believe that veterans possess the unique skills and character needed to strengthen rural communities and create sustainable food systems for all,” O’Gorman continued. “We believe that food production offers purpose and opportunity, as well as physical and psychological benefits.”
Service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have become the latest group of veterans in need of employment and who, by some measures, may be the most likely young people to enter agriculture and other rural-based businesses. Only 17 percent of the U.S. population calls rural communities home, yet 44 percent of military recruits come from rural America.
The FVC is an organization aimed at mobilizing veterans to enter agriculture and help feed American while rebuilding rural communities. Learn more at http://www.farmvetco.org/.
Source: www.fb.org

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