contracted the disease through a bone marrow transplant. a baby, wow. a new program that helps veterans take the skills they learned on the battlefield and put them to use in civilian life doing something a whole lot of americans need to do right now. getting jobs. the add warriors programs is putting veterans of all skill levels into agriculture. and michelle reporting from california. michelle. >> reporter: here in california the 37 billion dollar agriculture industry is hiring, and a new program is helping put our returning troops back to work at home. veteran jose lopez was having trouble finding work until he came across the program called ag warriors which connects veterans with careers in agriculture. >> having the ag program is a blessing for me. i believed i would be still unemployed.