Animal care techniques part of Guard ADT training
ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 15, 2011 – Georgia Army Guardsmen with the 201st Agricultural Development Team (ADT), along with a small group from the 265th Regional Support Group ADT, are here at the University of Georgia training-up on the basic techniques they will use to help Afghan farmers.
Pictured here, Seyedmedhi Mobini, a professor and interim head of veterinary technology at Fort Valley State University near Warner Robins, talks with Soldiers of the 201st ADT about medicating goats. Holding one of the goats for Mobini is Sgt. 1st Class James Horne, a Ludowici, Ga., farmer and livestock owner.
This training is an essential part of the ADT’s preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan, where they will provide Afghans with assistance to better manage their farms and build their agricultural economy.
Since Monday, Soldiers of the 201st (which leaves this spring for a year in Southeast Afghanistan) and the 265th (which replaces the 201st when its tour ends) have worked with staff from UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences-UGA Cooperative Extension.
Throughout the week, the Guardsmen have learned everything from basic soil science to basic animal husbandry to insect and crop management.
(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Roy Henry, Public Affairs Office, Georgia Department of Defense)