famu-vet.jpgTALLAHASSEE — Florida’s State University System Board of Governors member Matthew Carter II (standing), VetPower LLC Founder Kevin Humes, and Robert Taylor, dean of the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, look on as Larry Robinson, former FAMU interim president, signs a Memorandum of Understanding.

The Memorandum of Understanding with VetPower LLC will create a partnership intended to provide training and job opportunities to military veterans and other students, specifically in the area of agriculture.

The agreement will further allow the university to recruit military veterans and increase support to veterans and their families.

The partnership allows the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences to conduct collaborative research, training and extension/outreach programs in areas to include aquaculture and other agriculture related programs.