Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, a ruminant specialist with the Khogyani District Agricultural Development Team attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment from Mansfield, Mo., stands beside a drip irrigation system the ADT constructed on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields. The system supplies water directly to the roots of plants, thereby conserving water and maximizing growth. Pharris and the other 12 members of the ADT have been working with the Afghan government to introduce new methods of farming to the farmers of the Khogyani District. Returning to his roots, Inf

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Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pharris, a ruminant specialist with the Khogyani District Agricultural Development Team attached to Company D, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment from Mansfield, Mo., stands beside a drip irrigation system the ADT constructed on Forward Operating Base Finley Shields. The system supplies water directly to the roots of plants, thereby conserving water and maximizing growth. Pharris and the other 12 members of the ADT have been working with the Afghan government to introduce new methods of farming to the farmers of the Khogyani District. Returning to his roots, Infantryman shares farming knowledge with Afghans 343855

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