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I’m Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish

For American soldiers, the move from the military to civilian life is not always easy. Military veterans have a thirty-five percent unemployment rate. This is more than three times the national average. And an estimated one hundred thousand veterans are homeless. The federal government and private organizations offer programs to help veterans. One private program is called Archi’s Acres. It is on a two hectare farm in southern California.Marine Sergeant Colin Archipley returned to the United States after serving three tours of duty in Iraq. He and his wife, Karen, bought a farm in southern California. They produce organic, hydroponic crops. They grow their tomatoes, lettuce and basil in pure water instead of in soil. Karen Archipley says her husband wanted to share the peace he found on his farm with other veterans. So the Archipleys worked with the local Veterans Administration office. They wanted to help returning troops translate their leadership skills to private business. Archi’s Acres is helping combat veterans become agricultural business owners. Colin Archipley is expanding his program to teach business skills. And he plans to include active troops who are ending their service. He notes that many veterans suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. This is made worse when they cannot find jobs and become homeless. He believes that the rate of PTSD would drop if soldiers could spend their last few months in the military learning skills so they could get jobs. In his new six-week program, Colin Archipley will teach agricultural skills from planting to harvest. Karen Archipley will teach marketing. Educators from the Small Business Administration are also involved. They will teach classes on how to operate a business. Colin Archipley does not expect veterans completing the program will have any problems finding work. He hopes to expand his program to serve veterans on the East Coast. He is also planning to make his six-week course available online so anyone in the military, anywhere, can take the classes.For VOA Special English I’m Alex Villarreal. You can find scripts, podcasts and MP3s on our website, voaspecialenglish.com. And you can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and iTunes at VOA Learning English.

(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 28Dec2011)

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Another food nasty coming down the pipeline – it’s more of the same, support industrial agri-business, oppose small/organic farming. Problem is, it’s the industrial agri-monsters that are the problem!

Links to check:

Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

http://www.farmandranchfreedom.org/content//food_safety_bills_09

S. 510:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-510

To find out who your Senators are, go to:

http://www.congress.org/

Capitol SwitchBoard:

(202) 224-3121

Stop this bill as it is!

Peace.

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a newly developed ginger farming technique to enhance Jamaican ginger production to help Filipino farmers for alternative and lucrative farming business.

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India Rural Development Cheif Lakshmanan speaks about farming and Agri Business Clinic in this addition of Kelungal Tharapadum. http://www.istream.in/

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According to Farm Aid, 5 million family farms have been lost since the 1930’s. Most farms today are not family farms, and their future is very much in jeopardy. This story is a personal account of one new family farmer on his journey to establishing a farming business.

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Drought and a decision to seek employment outside of the farm business. West Australian farmer Steve Rowe provides valuable insite into his decision to leave an active farm business during 2007, a second consecutive season of drought, most importantly how he was able to return to continue the successful business.

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Alonisma sitariou me New Holland TX 34 stin Pella 6/2010

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James Weaver’s Meadow View Farm has a marvelous array of heirloom tomatoes and peppers. This video features a beautiful array of heirloom colors and varieties of tomatoes. Learn about the new strains that James has stabilized and the old strains that have marvelous stories behind them. James runs a successful farm business in the heirloom market. This video gives an inside look at his thriving business.

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University of Vermont Extension Transferring the Farm Video Series: Farm Business Agreements, featuring Virginia Tech attorney Jesse Richardson.

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“Here’s how we cut down on farming emissions” – See how one cattle farmer uses the CLA’s CALM carbon calculator to measure the amount of carbon being produced and locked up, and how he reduced the carbon footprint of his farm.
View an accessible version of this video at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/farmingemissions
or read the transcript at http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/transcript/farmingemissions

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