2005-03-01 Solar Food Dryers
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Drying food is a simple, low-cost way to keep food safe foreating. Drying removes water that small organisms use to…
2005-02-22 Integrated Pest Management
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The use of pesticides was an important part of the “GreenRevolution,” the movement that changed modern agriculture. Poisonscan kill crop-eating…
2005-02-15 Growing Unusual Vegetables
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun soundsstrange. But there are some people who do it all…
2005-02-08 Controlling Garden Insects with Spiders
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Spiders kill more insects than they can eat. And most spiders caneat up to two times their body weight in…
2005-02-01 Red Tides
I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Different events can change the balance of sea life. Red tidesare an example. These can happen in oceans, rivers or lakes…
2005-01-25 Locust Swarms in North Africa Ease, but Mauritania Faces a Food Shortage
I’m Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Food and Agriculture Organization says the locust situationin Northwest Africa is improving. The United Nations agency reportedlast week that…
2005-01-18 Tsunami’s Effect on Agriculture
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Officials are seeking to ease fears in southern Asia about thesafety of eating fish from the countries hit by tsunami waves.…
2005-01-11 Growing Vegetables in the Shade
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers often feel they need a lot of sunshine to produce a goodcrop. The Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania, however, says…
2005-01-04 2004 Good Year for U.S. Farmers
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Two thousand four was a good year for American farmers. Totalfarm earnings were estimated at seventy-four thousand milliondollars for the…
2004-12-28 Growing Carrots
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens throughoutthe world. They are easy to raise and easy to…
2004-12-21 Simple Mousetrap
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Today we tell about a way to kill mice without spending a lot ofmoney. It is a simple but effective…
2004-12-14 Mike Johanns, Nominee for U.S. Agriculture Secretary
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Nebraska Governor Mike Johannsgrew up on a farm. As he likes to say, everything in life has seemedeasy since then.…
2004-12-07 Asian Soybean Rust Found in Several U.S. States
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Asian soybean rust has been found in a number of American states.The first report of the plant disease came on…
2004-11-30 How to Build a Windbreak
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers use different kinds of soil conservation methods toprotect their land from damage by farming and the forces of nature.One…
2004-11-23 Turkeys and Thanksgiving
I’m Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Americans will celebrate Thanksgiving Day this Thursday. Theholiday tradition includes eating turkey. Some of the birds will befried in oil…