2008-10-14 A Farm in the City Sprouts a ‘Genius’
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farming means growing crops on a good-size piece of land in the…
2008-10-07 US Food Stores Must Identify More Foods by Country
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. New rules will let millions of Americans know where more of their…
2007-09-30 ‘Catch Shares’: A Better Way to Share the World’s Fish?
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Too much fishing has reduced many fishery populations by ninety percent or…
2008-09-23 Burros as Guard Dogs on the Farm
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A burro is a small donkey. Donkeys are related to horses; both…
2008-09-16 Finding the Biological Roots of a Virus That Ruins Maize Crops
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The maize streak virus causes one of the most destructive crop diseases…
2008-09-09 Poultry Farms With Unhappy Neighbors? Plant Some Trees
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Planting trees around poultry farms can improve air and water quality —…
2008-09-02 Seeking a New Future for ‘Lost’ Fruits of Africa
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have a question from a health worker — and longtime listener…
2008-08-26 Locavores Like Their Food Close to Home
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define…
2008-08-19 Getting Started Raising Sheep
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Two different people — one in Russia, the other in California —…
2008-08-12 Special Feed for Swine May Help Farmers’ Crops, the Environment
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Research shows that waste from pigs that are fed a special kind…
2008-08-05 Raising Goats for Their Hair
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Goats are valuable not just for their milk and meat. Or for…
2008-07-29 Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers use different kinds of soil conservation methods to protect their land…
2008-07-22 Probable Sale of America’s Largest Sugar Cane Grower Pleases Activists for Everglades
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States Sugar Corporation and the State of Florida are negotiating…
2008-07-15 Much About Mulch
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mulch is important to farmers. Mulch is a protective cover of material…
2008-07-08 Reports of Gains Bring Attention to Rice-Growing Method
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some farmers of irrigated rice in Asia, Africa and the Americas are…