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A man leaves with his sheep on the outskirts of al Kut, Dec. 8, 2008. Photo by Sgt. Daniel West, Multi-National Division - Center. FOB DELTA — The Wasit Farmers’ Union provided sheep to 205 families in and around al Kut Dec. 8 to help compensate for a lack of meat in their diets. The Farmers’ Union procured the sheep and designated the families needing them most. The purchase was facilitated by U.S. forces, said Capt. John Manion, a Civil Affairs officer with the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team.“The goal was to give indigent people in Wasit a sheep to add...

Two men gather newly hatched chickens for vaccination and introduction to food and water at one of the chicken farms in the Mahmudiyah Qadha Aug 1, 2008. Photo by Pfc. Christopher McKenna. FORWARD OPERATING BASE MAHMUDIYAH — Six chicken farms in the Mahmudiyah Qada received 5,000 chickens each to help further the poultry industry Aug 1, 2008. “This is the second cycle of farms which have been given chickens,” said Paul Heidloff, the Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team lead agribusiness advisor. “Twenty-four farms are set to receive chickens throughout the cycle, with six receiving chickens every two weeks.”This cycle of chicken...