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 trade talks. Industrial nations provide farmers with payments to improve…
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 used vaccines in an effort to protect farm birds against…
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 produce a good crop. But lots of vegetables grow well…
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 other birds if a case of bird flu is found.…
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 group. They are called legumes. These plants can produce their…
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 planted with genetically engineered crops — about fifty million hectares.…
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 unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean.…
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 of the nation’s maize is grown along that stretch of…
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 planted with genetically engineered crops — about fifty million hectares.…
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 other birds if a case of bird flu is found.…
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 group. They are called legumes. These plants can produce their…
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 planted with genetically engineered crops — about fifty million hectares.…
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 unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean.…
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 of the nation’s maize is grown along that stretch of…
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 of material that is spread on top of soil. It…