LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 4, 2010) - Local Public Radio station WFPL, 89.3 FM, interviewed the commander of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team (ADT), Army Col. Mike Farley. To hear the entire interview program,
please click here. Also, you can read
WFPL's story, as well as listen to the interview, at their website.
The Pentagon created the National Guard Agricultural Development Teams with the aim of helping Afghan farmers to enhance their industry. Agriculture makes up 80 percent of the Afghan economy, and approximately 85 percent of the population is engaged in some form of agriculture.