Category: Agriculture Report (农业报道)

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. A United Nations report says outbreaks of animal disease couldreduce world meat exports by one-third this year. The Food andAgriculture…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Fruit flies can damage four-hundred kinds of crops. These insectslay eggs not just in fruit but also vegetables and nuts.…

This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. United States agriculture officials have ended theirinvestigation into the case of mad cow disease found in WashingtonState in December. The…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Chicken farmers in the northeastern United States are dealingwith a form of bird flu different from the virus in Asia.…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Sunflower plants grow tall andproduce a beautiful flower. The seeds are good to eat and produce ahigh quality oil for…

This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. United Nations agencies arecalling for money and technical help for countries in Asia to stopthe spread of bird flu. The…

This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. The United States Congress has acted to delay a new requirementto identify food products by the country they came from.…

This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2004 theInternational Year of Rice. The Association of Southeast AsianNations discussed the importance…

This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Reports suggest that the first case of mad cow disease inthe United States has not worried the public very much.…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Last week, American Secretary of Agriculture Ann Venemanannounced new rules to protect the nation’s food supply from Mad CowDisease. The rules represent…

This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Last Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced thefirst case of mad cow disease in the United States. A test seemed…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Raising chickens or other birds for their eggs and meat is apopular family and business activity almost everywhere in the…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Many people do not think of treesas a crop. But Christmas trees are a crop just like any other. Inthe…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Genetically engineered crops are part of American agriculture.But farmers also have to make decisions based on the markets fortheir crops.…

This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English AgricultureReport. Last Thursday, millions ofAmericans ate turkey as part of a traditional meal on Thanksgiving,a national holiday. Turkey is also popular…