The VA e-Benefits portal has been improved, and a new video explains the changes at: http://youtu.be/_IFq_r3Nu4g
Focus on Food Production: The May issue of National Geographic magazine has a very informative article on five steps we can take to improve our ability to feed the world at: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/ Those five steps, according to the article, are: freeze the amount of land used for agriculture, grow more on existing farms, use resources more effectively, shift diets, and reduce waste.
The Nat Geo article also mentions the aging of our nation’s farmers, which the USDA discussed on their blog, along with encouraging Veterans into the agricultural industry: http://www.outreach.usda.gov/veterans.htm
And the benefits for healing through ‘hands in dirt’ is discussed here: http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hands-on-healing-for-military-veterans-1113131
Veterans interested in agriculture, here are a few good links for you:
* http://www.farmvetco.org/archives/2872
* http://www.start2farm.gov/usda/programs
* http://www.startgrants.com/options-on-farm-grants-for-veterans-programs.php
* http://veteranstofarmers.org/
* http://www.beginningfarmers.org/beginning-farmer-training-programs/military-veteran-farmer-training/
* And for Agriculture and Viticulture programs and classes at Yavapai College, see: https://www.yc.edu/v5content/academics/divisions/ctec/agriculture.htm or http://viticulture.yc.edu/
* If you’re a Northern Arizona Veteran, don’t forget the free services of our Veterans Upward Bound program can help you get set for success with finding your new career and educational programs. Contact us at 928-717-7686 or www.yc.edu/vub
Here's another video about the Viticulture and Enology (grape growing and wine making) programs at Yavapai College's Verde Valley campus: http://youtu.be/CvYUXylpC3U
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