NSAC Releases Guide to Conservation Stewardship Program

Posted February 12, 2015

The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has released two free resources to help farmers and ranchers nationwide learn how apply to enroll in the federal Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for 2015, according a NSAC press release available here.

The Farmers’ Guide to the Conservation Stewardship Program provides producers with detailed information on how to apply for and utilize the program to benefit their farms. CSP is a whole-farm, comprehensive working lands conservation program administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). CSP rewards producers for the conservation and environmental benefits they produce on their working agricultural lands.

The new guide includes step-by-step enrollment guidance, key definitions, and helpful hints for accessing the program. It also includes a detailed look at the program’s use under the 2008 Farm Bill (from 2009 through 2013). This data section includes analysis of program participation by geographic region, land use type, commodity type, and the top conservation practices, and enhancements chosen by farmers and ranchers who have enrolled in the program.

NSAC has also updated the popular information to incorporate changes to the program following the 2014 Farm Bill.

The deadline to enroll in the federal Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for 2015 is February 27.

For more information on farm bills, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.

DOE Requesting Comments on Landscape Design

Posted August 29, 2014

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has invited public comment on its Request for Information (RFI) regarding Landscape Design for Sustainable Bioenergy Systems.

The purpose of RFI is to solicit feedback from bioenergy stakeholders on landscape design approaches that integrate cellulosic bioenergy feedstock production into existing agricultural and forestry systems while maintaining or enhancing environmental and socio-economic sustainability including ecosystem services and food, feed, and fiber production.

Comments are accepted until September 2, 2014.

The Federal Register is available here.

ATF Accepting Applications from Veterans for Training

Posted July 28, 2014

Armed to Farm (ATF) provides veterans and their spouses an opportunity to experience “sustainable, profitable small-scale farming enterprises.” Veterans will examine farming as a viable career and will learn about the capital, labor, and risks associated with farming, as well as the return on investment that is realistically possible.

National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) Sustainable Agriculture specialists will teach training sessions, including business planning, budgeting, recordkeeping, marketing, livestock production, fruit and vegetable production, and more.

Staff from University of Arkansas, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and crop and livestock producers will also be present.

The Fayetteville event is scheduled for September 14-19, with an additional even in Jackson, Mississippi September 22-26.

The deadline for applications is due August 1 and space is limited. Selected participants will be notified by August 8.

The event is free for participants with lodging and most meals provided, however, transportation to and from the event must be provide by the participant.

For more information and to apply for the event, visit NCAT’s website here. The application can also be downloaded here.

For more information on sustainable agriculture, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.

Agriculture Scientists to Address Hunger Issues at 2014 Borlaug Symposium

Posted June 20, 2014

The World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue international symposium will be held October 15-17 in Des Moines, Iowa, and will pay tribute to founder, Dr. Norman Borlaug, according to a Farm Futures article available here.

The event will end the celebration of the 100th anniversary year of his birth, and explore the question: Can producers sustainably feed 9 billion people on the planet by the year 2050?

Agriculture experts and scientist will explore the next century as agricultures addresses the challenges of sustainably feeding a growing population. The symposium will give attention to the powers of intensification, innovation, and inspiration to uplift smallholder farmers and meet the growing demand for nutritious food.

The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma will give a keynote address. President Koroma will also announce the four 40 Chances Fellows, which are individuals under 40 who have been selected to receive $150,00 to implement market entrepreneurship projects that fight hunter, conflict, or poverty in Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Malawi.

Other visitors include Kanayo F. Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development; Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.; Enrique Martinez y Martinez, Secretary of Agriculture, Mexico; and Florence Chenoweth, Minister of Agriculture, Liberia.

More information on the symposium is available here.

For more information on sustainable agriculture, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.

Walmart Hosts CEOs for Sustainability Product Expo

Posted May 5, 2014

Walmart joined with CEOs from global companies like Monsanto, Cargill, and Dairy Farmers of America, to pledge to increase sustainable food production and recycling as part of Walmart’s inaugural Sustainable Product Expo, according to an article by AgWeb available here.

Eight of the largest food companies “announced pledges to help ensure that tomorrow’s food supply is affordable and sustainable for the nine billion people projected to inhabit the planet by 2050.”  The commitments will drive an effort for “more collaboration and efficiency across the current food system,” bringing “eight million acres of farmland into sustainable agriculture programs and eliminate six million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs).”

Companies also joined Walmart and the Walmart Foundation in “announcing plans to launch a groundbreaking recycling initiative called Closed Loop Fund, with the goal of making recycling available to all Americans.”  The Fund will “invest $100 million in recycling infrastructure projects and spur private and public funding for transforming the recycling system in the United States.”

“Walmart and our suppliers recognize that collaboration is the key to bringing sustainable solutions to all of our customers,” said Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Walmart Stores, Inc.

A webcast replaying the Sustainability Product Expo is available here.  For more information on sustainable agriculture, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.

Upcoming: American Agricultural Law Association Annual Meeting

Posted:  July 24, 2013

The 34th Annual Conference of the American Agricultural Law Association will be held October 31 - November 2, 2013 at the Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin.  The AALA annual conference is an excellent opportunity for students, attorneys, policymakers, government employees, and other professionals to network and learn about new and emerging issues in agricultural and food law. 

This three-day event is recognized as one of the best opportunities for relevant agricultural law continuing education.  The AALA's symposia have featured presentations by national and international experts providing extensive and relevant information on agricultural and food law.  Attendees include national academic, governmental, corporate, and private practitioner experts in many areas of agricultural law.  For registration, or to learn more about AALA, visit the AALA at www.aglaw-assn.org. 

Becoming a member of AALA is very easy, and new members and AALA welcomes new and student members. For information about joining AALA, visit the AALA site here. If you have any questions about AALA, joining, and/or membership benefits, please contact AALA Executive Director Robert Achenbach at RobertA@aglaw-assn.org.

Applicants Sought for Center for Agriculture and Food Systems Fellowship

The Center for Agriculture andFood Systems (CAFS) at the Vermont Law School is inviting eligible candidates to apply for a two-year Fellow position from August 2013 through July 2015. The fellowship combines the opportunity to obtain an LLM degree in Environmental Law from one of the leading environmental law programs in the nation with the opportunity to work in the cutting edge field of Agriculture and Food Law with experienced environmental, agriculture, and food law practitioners and students in a setting focused on promoting sustainable agriculture and food systems. The fellowship includes a full tuition waiver, provides a $30,000 stipend, and diverse, marketable experience in teaching, curriculum development, advocacy work.

 Center for Agriculture and Food Systems

 The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems has a dual mission: 

 (1) To train the next generation of sustainable food and agriculture law and policy advocates and practitioners in support of robust local and regional food systems; and 

(2)  To develop legal tools, disseminate information, and advocate for sustainable agriculture and food systems.  

For more information about the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, please click here:

 LL.M in Environmental Law

The LLM in Environmental Law degree is designed for a select group of post-JD candidates seeking to specialize in the practice of environmental law, or pursue careers in teaching, research, or public policy.  Candidates include recent law school graduates and practicing lawyers who wish to develop an environmental law specialty.  The cornerstone of the LLM program is the Graduate Seminar.  A minimum of 30 academic credits are required to complete the program. For the CAFS Fellow,this 30 credit program is spread over two years.  Vermont Law School's environmental law curriculum includes more than 50 courses in environmental law, policy, science, and ethics. For more information about the LLM program, please click here.

Description of the CAFS Fellow Position

In addition to pursuing the LLM degree, the CAFS Fellow will work part-time (at least 20 hours per week) on CAFS projects.  The Fellow will work closely with the CAFS Director on both aspects of the Center’s mission.   The Fellow will work with and mentor students.  The Fellow will also work with clients (farmers, government, and non-profits) to develop legal tools and trainings such as legislative proposals, legal and policy analysis, template agreements, and famer and producer workshops.   The Fellow's responsibilities will include,but are not limited to:

•  Working with and supervising student clinicians to provide legal assistance to help farmers, producers, and NGOs, including developingtemplate legal instruments for food production, distribution, and marketing; legislative and regulatory analysis and reform proposals;   developing and conducting training and workshops on legal issues impacting farmers andfood producers;

•  Engaging in outreach to the food and agriculture community, including representing CAFS at food and agriculture events;

•  Assisting the Director in identifying grant opportunities and drafting grants to accomplish projects of the Center; and

•  Assisting in the development of innovative legal and policy ideas for promoting sustainable agriculture regional and local food systems.

The Fellow may also develop and teach a sustainable agriculture law course.

Summary of CAFS Fellow Qualifications

 •  JD from an ABA accredited law school

 •  Minimum of two years of relevant legal experience, including experience practicing agricultural or environmental law is preferred

 •  Strong legal research and writing, interpersonal, and communications skills

 •  Demonstrated commitment to sustainable agriculture and local/regional food systems, including work in food and agriculture settings is preferred

 •  Admission to the LLM in Environmental Law program at Vermont Law School (application for LLM admission can occur concurrently with application for CAFS Fellow) 

 •  Admission to Vermont Bar (can be obtained within first year of CAFS Fellow position)

How to Apply

Applicants interested in the CAFS LLM Fellowship mustsubmit the LLM application to the Vermont Law School admissions office by March 1. In addition to the materials required for the LLM applications, applicants must submit a brief statement (not longer than one single-spaced page) explaining the applicant's interest in the fellowship. Decisions on the CAFS LLM Fellowship will be made by May 1.

For questions about the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems LLM Fellowship, please contact Laurie Ristino, Director of the Center at lristino@vermontlaw.edu.

For general admissions questions, please contact the admissions office at admiss@vermontlaw.edu.

33rd Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Law Association: Nashville, Tennessee October 18-20

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Law Association will be held October 18-20, 2012 at the downtown Sheraton Hotel 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. If you are interested in networking with attorneys and other professionals who work in agriculture and food throughout the U.S. and the world, AALA is the organization for you.

As described on the AALA website:

"The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) is the only national professional organization focusing on the legal needs of the agricultural community. Crossing traditional barriers, it offers an independent forum for investigation of innovative and workable solutions to complex agricultural law problems. This role has taken on greater importance in the midst of the current international and environmental issues, reshaping agriculture and the impending technological advances which promise equally dramatic changes."

Becoming a member of AALA is very easy, and new members are welcomed and greatly appreciated. For information about joining AALA, visit the AALA site here. If you have any questions about AALA, joining, and/or membership benefits, please contact AALA Executive Director Robert Achenbach at RobertA@aglaw-assn.org. Also, you can contact AALA Membership Committee Chair Harrison Pittman at hmpittm@uark.edu.

Related item:  AALA, National Agricultural Law Center, and American Bar Association Co-Sponsoring program July 31 titled, California's Proposed GM Food Labeling Law:  Pros, Cons, and Legal Issues.
This article posted on July 13, 2012.

ABA, Nat'l Ag Law Center, and American Ag Law Assoc. Co-Sponsoring July 31 Program: "California's Proposed GM Food Labeling Law: Pros, Cons, and Legal Issues"

On July 31, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 EST, the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) is hosting a program that will address the California ballot initiative to require labeling of biotech food products.  The program, California's Proposed GM Food Labeling Law:  Pros, Cons, and Legal Issues, is co-sponsored by the International Environmental Law Committee; the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee; the National Agricultural Law Center; and the American Agricultural Law Association. 

For full information about the program, please click here.  The educational objectives of the presentation will be to:

• Present the latest news on GM labeling as proposed in California -- the views of opponents and and proponents;
• Inform SEER members and others about the "legal landscape" of GM labeling laws, laws around the world -- implementation, enforcement, impact, and legality; and
• Deliver timely information about pending regulatory rule-makings or legislative initiatives at the federal level relating to labeling of biotech food products.

The panel will be moderated by Harrison Pittman, Director of the National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas.  The program panelists are:

Michael Hansen, Consumers Union
George Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety
Gary Marchant, Arizona State University College of Law
Thomas Parker Redick, Global Environmental Ethics Counsel

If you have a particular question you would like the panel to consider and would like to submit it prior to the panel, please email your question to Harrison Pittman at hmpittm@uark.edu by Monday July 30, 2012. 

The National Agricultural Law Center at the University of Arkansas is the nation's leading source of agricultural and food law research and information, serving the nation's vast agricultural community of farmers, attorneys, extension personnel, state and federal policymakers, students, and many others.  Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas the National Agricultural Law Center is a unit of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. 


This item posted July 12, 2012.

Small Farm Support Backed by Food and Agriculture Organization

With the world population growing to an expected nine billion people by 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is encouraging governments to become more involved in the support of small farms. Farm Futures reports that the FAO believes small farmers may be the key to meeting future production needs, which are calculated to increase by 60% to sustain the growing population.  For the full article, click here.

 According to the article,

"Smallholders cannot continue to be seen as part of the hunger problem. They are an important part of the solution and are crucial to promote sustainable agriculture and management of our natural resources," said FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva.

 The article concludes, “the Committee underscored the need to identify more closely the constraints preventing smallholders from integrating more closely into the market. Policies and strategies to support smallholder integration into markets and value chains constitute a priority for the Committee on Commodity Problems.”

University of Oklahoma Announces New LL.M. Program

The University of Oklahoma has announced a new LL.M. program that will begin in August 2011. The John B. Turner LL.M. Program in Energy, Natural Resources, and Indigenous Peoples is a one-year program and is actively recruiting international and American students for its first class.

The flexible program will allow students to study all three featured areas of energy, natural resources, and indigenous peoples, or to focus on one or two of those subjects. Sustainable development of many resources often overlaps onto lands of indigenous peoples, and the program focuses on how these fields can interact.

Students in the John B. Turner LL.M. program will study with the College of Law faculty as well as being able to take relevant courses in other departments. Guest lectures will be an important component of the program, and coursework will include field trips as well as providing networking opportunities.

For more information or to apply for the John B. Turner LL.M. program, click here.

Urban Agriculture Report Released

The American Planning Association has released a report on urban agriculture and sustainable communities. The 148-page report titled Urban Agriculture: Growing Healthy, Sustainable Places explores issues relating to agricultural practices within cities as well as challenges faced by locations of various populations.

Authors of the report are manager of the APA Planning and Community Health Research Center Kimberley Hogdson, Milwaukee director for the Center for Resilient Cities Marcia Caton Campbell, and evaluation and outreach coordinator for Growing Power Martin Bailkey.

The report includes five chapters that address topics including what urban agriculture is, facilitating urban agriculture through planning practice, linking urban agriculture with planning practice, and lessons learned through planning for urban agriculture. Seven appendices address food charters, local comprehensive plans, local sustainability plans, regional plans, zoning regulations, allowances in animal control ordinances, and other supportive municipal policies.

To purchase the APA report, click here.

Posted: 3/15/11

Mississippi Delta Increases Water Conservation Efforts

Although no irrigation well in the Mississippi Delta has ever gone dry, overuse leads to lower levels of groundwater each year. Setting new conservation goals that are reasonable enough to be met by landowners can help maintain water for crop production in the future.

To accomplish that goal, irrigation water wells have had significant changes made to their permit regulations. While some years have shown net gains in the measurement of water volume, the overall totals for numerous years indicate a deficit in the aquifer levels. Fortunately, the Mississippi Delta has a great deal of water, particularly when compared with other regions in the country; the challenge is to use this resource wisely and sustainably.

Among the changes are that permits for irrigation wells will be issued for 5 years rather than 10 as they were previously. New conditions must also be met, including the installation of a meter with annual reports of water use sent to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.

To read Delta Farm Press's list of qualifying conservation practices, click here.

New Agricultural Law Textbook Published

Professor Susan Schneider has published a book titled Food, Farming, and Sustainability: Readings in Agricultural Law. The book provides an overview of agriculture and agriculture law and explores a range of topics including economic support to agriculture, agriculture and environmental law, financing the farming operation, discrimination in agriculture, agricultural labor law, regulation of livestock sales, animal welfare, biotechnology, and food and agriculture. Schneider serves as the Director of the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

After growing up on a third generation family farm in Minnesota, Schneider has devoted her entire legal career to agricultural law and food law, according to Amazon.com's author profile. Her private practice experience includes work on behalf of farmers with firms in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington, D.C. She served as a staff attorney at Farmer's Legal Action Group Inc. (FLAG), and now serves on the FLAG Board of Directors. In addition to teaching at the University of Arkansas School of Law, she has taught agricultural law and related subjects at William Mitchell College of Law in Minnesota and at the Drake University Summer Agricultural Law Institute in Iowa.

Professor Schneider attended college in St. Paul at the College of St. Catherine and obtained her J.D. from the Minnesota School of Law. She earned her LL.M. in Agricultural Law from the program she now directs at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

To purchase Food, Farming, and Sustainability: Readings in Agricultural Law, click here.

Posted: 2/13/11

Sustainable Food and Farm Conference Registration Opens

Ohio's largest sustainable food and farm conference has opened its online registration. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association's 32nd annual conference will be held in Granville, Ohio on February 19 and 20. Titled "Inspiring Farms, Sustaining Communities," the conference will include more than 70 workshops, a kids' conference, local and organic meals, and many more components.

Saturday's keynote speakers are Klass and Mary-Howell Martens, who own New York's only organic seed mill and feed operation. They raise corn, soybeans, cows, pigs, and chickens and transitioned from conventional farming to create their company, Lakeview Organic Grain.

Sunday's speaker is Joan Dye Gussow, the "matriarch of the modern day food movement." She is a former chair of the Columbia University Teachers College Nutrition Department and is also an author and gardener.

To register or for more information about the conference, click here.

NIFA Awards Grants for Organic Agricultural Research and Extension

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded 30 grants to enhance the ability of organic producers and processors to grow and market organic agricultural products, according to a news release.

About $18 million was awarded through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI).  OREI seeks to solve organic agricultural issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research and extension activities.  This initiative focuses on the "science that supports development of sustainable practices in agriculture and forestry.  For more information on OREI, click here.

Additionally, over $4 million was awarded through the Organic Transitions Program (ORG).  "In FY 2010, this program focused on environmental services provided by organic farming systems that support soil conservation and contribute to climate change mitigation" addressing practices such as organic crop and animal production.  For more information on ORG, click here.

To read the NIFA news release, click here.

Posted: 10/28/2010

FAO Reports Global Food Security Risk if Crop Biodiversity is Lost

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that the future of global food security may be at risk "unless greater efforts are made to conserve and use the genetic diversity of cultivated crops and their wild relatives" according to Reuters.

The report concluded that the world's "cereals output needs to rise by 1 billion metric tonnes a year by 2050 to feed a population that is expected to grow by about 40 percent" from 2005.  FAO said that crop biodiversity "provides insurance against environmental calamities" being a "strategic resource for sustainable development and eradication of hunger."

FAO also said that newly developed crop varieties that are fast-growing, high-yielding, resistant to heat, drought, salinity, pests and diseases are "crucial to ensure food security in the face of climate change."

To read the Reuters story, click here.

Posted: 10/27/2010

Secretary Vilsack Extends Directive on Roadless Logging

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has extended a directive that gives him sole power to approve logging or road project in National Forests while the Obama Administration decides how to handle the Clinton-era roadless rule.

"While the courts continue to wrestle with roadless policy, I will continue to work with the USDA Forest Service to ensure we protect roadless areas on our National Forests," said Secretary Vilsack. "Renewing this interim directive reflects President Obama's commitment to protecting our forests by ensuring that all projects in roadless areas receive a higher level of scrutiny.

The directive provides decision-making authority to the Secretary over proposed forest management or road construction projects in inventoried roadless areas. Because the courts are divided on the legality of the 2001 Rules, this directive ensures a consistent national review of all proposed projects.

To view the 2001 Roadless Rules, click here.

Last summer the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Rule is currently under appeal in the 10th Circuit.

For an excellent background on the National Forest System Roadless Area Initiatives, click here.

For more information on Roadless Areas, visit the Forest Service's website, available here.

To view USDA's press release in full, click here.

Posted: 06/01/2010

Vilsack Discusses Global Food Security

While delivering the keynote address at the Partners in Agriculture Global Food Security Symposium in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack urged the global community to embrace a more sustainable and self-sufficient food production approach to address issues of food insecurity in the growing world population.

As Vilsack stated, "in the longer term, we need a comprehensive approach focused on developing sustainable solutions to eliminate food insecurity. Our goals should be to increase the availability of food by helping people and countries produce what they need, to make food accessible to those who need it, and to teach people to use it properly so that they make the most of it ..."

Vilsack noted that food security is moral issue, stating "We should all feel a humanitarian imperative to take on the challenge and ensure that children do not go to sleep hungry." The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that in 2009 over 1 billion people in the world were chronically hungry.

The secretary did acknowledge that international food aid will always be needed to solve short-term problems, but over the long-term there must be a shift to helping the neediest countries develop agricultural resources so they can provide for themselves. For Vilsack, this means empowering farmers at the local level in impoverished countries to find out their ideas for developing the agricultural sector of their economies and how other nation's can help.

The symposium was sponsored by the US Grains Council and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

To read excerpts from the secretary's remarks in a USDA news release, click here.
To see more on the Global Food Security Symposium, click here.
To read the Farm Future's story on the symposium, click here.

Posted: 04/08/10

National Guard Unit Receives Ag Training

Restoring Afghanistan’s agriculture prowess in areas other than illicit opium production is one of the administration’s topic domestic priorities for the nation. Afghanistan is a nation of farmers, roughly 80 percent of the Afghan population lives off farming, so transitioning from poppy’s used for opium and heroin to value-added products like fruits and nuts will be a mighty challenge. This is particularly true when one considers the ability of the Taliban to provided Afghan poppy farmers with something the government can’t—credit, seeds, support, and fertilizer. Never mind that growing the plant for drugs makes farmers five times the profit they would receive if they were engaged in wheat production instead. So, the challenges of transitioning Afghan agriculture will be hard, but the administration remains undeterred, making agricultural reforms its top non-security agenda item.

To help out with these efforts, members of the Arkansas National Guard’s Agricultural Development Team (ADT) received training on January 25 and January 26, 2010 “from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences animal science, poultry science and entomology faculty members . . .” reports the University.

Back in November the University of Arkansas provided a week of training in these areas. While working in the field the ADT will be able to consult with agriculture scientists at the university via the internet.

Col. Steven Redman, commander of the Arkansas Agriculture Development Team, said, "We are the first ADT in this particular province, so the reach-back consulting piece is an integral part of the mission. The ability to access the research and experience of the university professionals will help ensure the success of our team in dealing with unique farming issues."

The mission in Afghanistan for the ADT is to help improve farming and conservation practices, and develop the other industries that will be necessary for a thriving sustainable agricultural economy in the war-torn country. In addition to Arkansas, ADT teams are also being formed in California, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The challenge is immense, but the success of these ADT teams may be the key to winding down the war and bringing stability to Afghanistan.

To read the article on the ADT teams from the University of Arkansas newswire, click here.

Posted: 02/02/10