KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Garland Goodrich, a Wakefield, Va., resident and member of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team, discuss the building of the roofs for two cold storage units being built into the ground behind him at the home site of the Kapisa Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. The Afghan contractor building the roofs explains how a roof will cover the storage units and be insulated with 40 inches of wheat hay. The first storage unit will contain potatoes and onions, and the second will contain fruits and vegetables. Local farmers will be able to bring their harvest here and store it until needed. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Ferrell, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Lt. Col. Garland Goodrich, a member of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team, meets with Mohammad Husain, the head of the Kapisa Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, to discuss the ongoing projects that the Kentucky ADT is sponsoring in the province. Goodrich is a peanut farmer from Wakefield, Va., and advises the DAIL on the best ways to grow, harvest and store crops. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Ferrell, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Workers stand in a hole dug at the Kapisa Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock site, which will serve as a cold storage unit. The benefit of a cold storage unit is that local farmers will be able to bring their harvest here and store it until needed. Two such units are being built with guidance from the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team. One will store potatoes and onions and the other fruits and vegetables. The next step is to build a stone wall around the inside perimeter of the hole to keep the walls from falling on the stores. Once the walls are built, a roof will be installed with 40 inches of wheat hay for insulation, which is plentiful this growing season. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Peter Ferrell, Task Force Wolverine Public Affairs)

Last Updated on Friday, 30 July 2010 17:00
 

Fallen Heroes

From the Front

 

 

Social Media

    

  

Bagram Weather

Units of RC-East

  

 

Press Releases

Egyptian hospital provides medical care for locals

 

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— Someone once said Egypt was a place flowing with milk and honey, but for the local Afghan people the El Salam Egyptian Field Hospital gives so much more.

Read more...
 
CJTF-1 Soldier earns FORSCOM EOA of the Year

 

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan—Soldiers join the Army from different parts of the world, trusting they will be treated fair and equal regardless of race, gender or religion.

Read more...
 
HHT mortar team brings the noise on Camp Clark

 

Read more...
 
Polish PRT, GIRoA find sewage solution

 

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Like all major cities, Ghazni City has to contend with waste removal from the city center, and dispose of it in a responsible, clean and ecologically safe manner. However, until recently, there was no safe and effective manner to dispose of sewage, as there was no sewage treatment plant in the area.

Read more...