2006-07-04 Jojoba: Not Your Usual Oilseed Crop
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We have an e-mail from Phan Tan Hien, who wants to know about the jojoba plant and the uses for…
2006-06-27 Japan Awaits Final Tests Before End to Ban on U.S. Beef
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Japan agreed last week to import beef from the United States again. But first, Japanese officials will inspect American meat…
2006-06-20 Food Prize Goes to Three Who Helped Open Brazil’s ‘Closed Lands’
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Three men who worked to make the Cerrado area of central Brazil fertile and productive will receive the World Food…
2006-06-13 Raising Rabbits Offers a Big Return From a Small Investment
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Rabbits are easy to raise. The long-eared animals are clean and quiet. They do not need a lot of…
2006-06-06 Study Finds Only Five Percent of Tropical Forests Are Being Protected
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A major study has looked at efforts to save the tropical forests that remain in the world. Researchers found…
2006-05-30 Carbon Trading: How the Chicago Climate Exchange Works
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A carbon exchange is like a stock exchange for pollution. The idea of trading in greenhouse gases has its roots…
2006-05-23 More Organic Foods at Wal-Mart Stores
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Sales of organic foods in the United States have been growing since the nineteen seventies. The Organic Trade Association says…
2006-05-16 Chicago Board of Trade Moves Into the Future
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the largest exchanges for futures trading, and one of the oldest. It…
2006-05-09 Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers use different kinds of soil conservation methods to protect their land from damage by farming and the forces of…
2006-05-02 Going Biotech on the Farm: Second of Two Parts
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers from a number of countries were in Chicago recently for a convention of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. The Council…
2006-04-25 Going Biotech: A Spanish Farmer Discusses His Experience
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Biotechnology Industry Organization, or BIO, held its two thousand six international convention earlier this month in Chicago. It says…
2006-04-18 How Farm Pay Compares to Industrial Pay in America
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A listener in China asks about the earnings of farmers in the United States. Kevin Wan from Sichuan would…
2006-04-11 Insects Eating Your Crops? Call on a Ladybug
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There are lots of insects that farmers hate. But there also are some they like. These protect crops against damage…
2006-04-04 Scientists Clone Pigs to Make Omega-3 Fatty Acids
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists say they have developed pigs that produce omega-three fatty acids. These fatty acids are believed to help fight heart…
2006-03-28 Bird Flu: Composting the Remains of Farm Birds
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers usually have to destroy all of their chickens and other birds if a case of bird flu is found.…