RUSS CARNAHAN: “It's an honor to be here and to speak on behalf of this resolution that honors the members of the Agri-business…”

“It's an honor to be here and to speak on behalf of this resolution that honors the members of the Agri-business Development Teams that have been operating. These are joint missions that combine some of the best of our military capabilities, the best of our civilian capabilities, and they are operating in some of the most important areas we need to succeed. We've seen the success of these teams on the ground in Afghanistan. We have heard from our military leaders how essential they are to our success. We are very pleased that our Missouri National Guard has been one of the leading groups that has done this. They have worked with our universities, with our rural electric co-ops, and many of our civilian capabilities have been brought to bear from our farming communities in Missouri to help bring more advanced agricultural methods to Afghanistan and to be sure that we succeed in the fight against terrorism.”