2009-05-26 The Seeds of Weed Control
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University…
2009-05-19 Grow It Yourself: Strawberries
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry.…
2009-05-12 Letting a Robot Milk Your Cow
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers. They use robotic…
2009-05-05 Cow Genome Could Improve Milk, Beef Production
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Researchers from twenty-five countries have made a genetic map of a cow.…
2009-04-28 Let Us Plant Lettuce…
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Even in ancient times, people liked to eat lettuce. Egyptians and Romans…
2009-04-21 Growing Chili Peppers: A Heated Subject
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some people who like to eat very hot chili peppers say that…
2009-04-14 Students Learn About Sustainable Agriculture
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Many colleges and universities in the United States provide education in agriculture.…
2009-04-07 Growing Ginseng in the US
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have a question from Malaysia — really, two questions. How is…
2009-03-31 A Vegetable Garden Grows at the White House
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Earlier this month, Michelle Obama and twenty-three schoolchildren helped prepare the ground…
2009-03-24 Working Magic in the Garden With Beans
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Beans are a popular choice for home gardens. Specialists at the University…
2009-03-17 Do-It-Yourself: Growing Tomatoes
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we talk about tomatoes. Tomatoes are generally easy to grow. Experts…
2009-03-10 Do-It-Yourself: Growing Potatoes
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. True or false? Potatoes are root vegetables. False. Potatoes are underground stems…
2009-03-03 Putting Your Head to Growing Cabbage
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have talked about growing carrots and beets. This week, we move…
2009-02-24 Not All Carrots Are Orange
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We talked last week about growing beets. Today we have advice about…
2009-02-17 Want to Grow a Root? Beets Are Hard to Beat
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Beets are a tasty root vegetable that do not require much work…