2006-03-21 Why Farm Aid Has its Critics and Supporters
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Aid to farmers has become a major issue in world…
2006-03-14 More Nations Move to Vaccinate Farm Birds Against Deadly Flu
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Until last year, only China, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam widely…
2006-03-07 Art of Darkness: Growing Vegetables in Shade
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers often feel they need a lot of sunshine to…
2006-02-28 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…
2006-02-21 Legumes: Good for People and Soil
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Many different kinds of plants are part of the leguminosae…
2006-02-14 As Biotech Crops Spread, E.U. Is Found to Stand in the Way
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. About one-third of all agricultural land in America is now…
2006-02-07 Norway Plans to Store Seeds of All the World’s Crops
This is Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The government of Norway is planning to build an…
2006-01-31 Greater Use of Ethanol Fuel Could Drive New Markets for Corn
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The American Midwest is known as the corn belt. Most…
2006-01-24 Don’t Know Much About Mulch?
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mulch is important to farmers. Mulch is a protective cover…
2006-01-17 A Long Way from Home: Americans Farming in Brazil
I’m Shep O’Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. To increase profits, some farmers change what they grow. But…
2006-01-10 American Agriculture: Shrinking but More Productive
I’m Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A listener in Burkina Faso named Irisso wants to know…
2006-01-03 The Business of Bees and Beekeeping (Part 3 of 3)
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Bees not only produce honey and wax, they also provide…
2005-12-27 Bees Keep Busy Producing More Than Just Honey (Part 2 of 3)
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week we talked about how bees make honey. Yet…
2005-12-20 All About the Birds and the Bees — No, Just the Bees
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Most people have heard the sound of bees among flowers.…
2005-12-13 A Flower in Winter: The Poinsettia’s Story
I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In many colder northern countries, poinsettias are a sure sign…