2002-12-10 Corn, Part 3
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told about the manyuses for corn. It is America’s most successful crop. Today, we tellabout the hidden costs of…
2002-12-03 Corn, Part 2
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Agriculture Report. Last week, we told about the use of corn to feed cows in thecattle industry. This week we tell about other industrial uses…
2002-11-26 Corn, Part 1
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Agriculture Report. Corn is an important crop in many parts of the world. However,some people are concerned that corn has become too important inagricultural planning…
2002-11-19 Listeria Outbreak
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last month, news media reported that people in the northeasternUnited States were getting sick from eating some processed meats.Health officials reported that…
2002-11-12 Organic Food Labeling
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last month, Secretary ofAgriculture Ann Veneman announced a program that will set new rulesfor “organic” agricultural products in the United States. MizzVenemen…
2002-11-05 World Food Day
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. More than one-hundred countries celebrated World Food Day onOctober sixteenth. The event observed the establishment of theUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…
2002-10-29 Pest Management
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Since nineteen-forty-five, farmershave used pesticides, poisons made from chemicals, to kill insectsthat damage crops. One serious problem with pesticide use is thatpeople…
2002-10-22 Aquaculture
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Aquaculture is the production of food through the controlledgrowth and harvesting of plants and animals that live in water.Using low-cost equipment and…
2002-10-15 Composting
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Agriculture Report. Many farmers around the world are composting to improve theirsoil so they can produce better crops. Composting is mixing plant oranimal wastes so…
2002-10-08 Raising Chickens
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Raising chickens or other birdsfor the eggs and meat they produce is a popular family and businessactivity almost everywhere in the world.…
2002-10-01 Soil Conservation Methods
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soil conservation efforts protect soil from wind and water thatcan blow or wash it away. Good soil produces food crops for bothhumans…
2002-09-24 Soybeans
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soybeans are a valuable part of the world’s food supply. They aregrown in many countries. The major producers are the United States,Brazil,…
2002-09-17 Genetically Engineered Food Aid
This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. A food crisis in southern Africa has added to the debate aboutthe use of genetic engineering in agriculture. The United Nationssays almost…
2002-09-10 Black Farmers Protest
This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Hezekiah Gibson operates a farm in Manning, South Carolina. Lastmonth, he and about sixty other black farmers traveled to a one-dayprotest in…
2002-09-03 Mulch
This is Bill White with the VOA Special English AGRICULTUREREPORT. Mulching is one of the best thingspeople can do for their plants. Mulch is a protective cover ofmaterial that is…