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January 2006 International Vol. 17, No.1


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 Where UF/IFAS travels the globe!
UF/IFAS Intemaonal Programs  Office of the Vice President for Agriculture & Natural Resources  Gainesville, Florida 32611

 Restoring Hope:
 From the .UF/IFAS Helps
 director Afghanistan's
 Women Farmers
 Afghanistan Protect Human
 Director Health and Improve
 Named Living Standards
 i::By Roger :.ochrane "Lockie" Gary, director
 L of Hardee County's Extension
 A big hearty UF/IFAS welcome office, spent 31 days in remote Afghani
 A to Dr. Daveid Sammons who villages in September and October of
 has accepted the leadership posi- 2005, bringing help for Afghanistan's
 tion for IFAS International Pro- livestock farmers and hope to the
 grams. We look forward to having people of this war-ravaged nation.
 him here by August first of this Because women are responsible for the
 year. As one of the accompanying care and productivity of livestock in
 articles indicates ne brings with him Afghanistan, Gary's visit gave him a
 a broad range of experience which truly unique opportunity to work with
 lhe can use to build on our program Afghanistan's farm women. Gary
 here, In the meantime we need to Afghanistan's women, such as this served as a livestock consultant to the continue on. woman churning butter, hold the Land O'Lakes International Division
 All IFAS faculty members should responsibility for livestock care
 and productivity. IFAS training on a USAID grant entitled "Dairy Inhave received an announcement brought health, hope, and higher dustry Revitalization in Afghanistan." regarding the availability of travel income to 24 remote villages and grants for international travel. The 708 Afghani families. Gary braved six rocket attacks, the primary objective for having those i threat of suicide bombings and kidgrants is to encourage early career INSIDE: napping, and extremely tight security
 Sfacultymembers to begin to Expanding horizons: Seven measures to teach veterinarians how to
 facuty embrs o bginto Epaninghorzon: Sven field-test for brucellosis and tuberculodevelop working relationship with Borlaug Scholars from Africa their peers abroad. & UF/IFAS mentors establish sis; how to screen cattle for mastitis;
 A NASULGC committee under the long-term programs how to synchronize estrus in cows and
 lIeadershipof Dr. Bobby Moser has Conservation workshop in heifers for artificial insemination; how
 lben aershpartici io theas Colombia to semen-test bulls in conjunction with

 Board meetings of the recently PK Nair receives major honor Breeding Soundness Exams; and how established presidential US-India UF/IFAS lands sweet deal with to conduct fecal examinations and Knowledge Initiative. Several UF EARTH University, Costa Rica identify larvae in cattle and small rufaculty have provided input into Putting the brakes on minants.
 the discussions. The process should environmental damage Gary also taught 9 women Extension
 result in identifying and developing amo UF/IFAS welcomes David volunteers, who will teach Afghani relevant long term collaborative Programs director farm women how to improve their
 See Director, p. 2 See Afghanistan, p. 3

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