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
Soil Cons This is the VOA SpecialEnglish Agriculture Report. Soil conservation efforts protect soil from wind and water thatcan blow or wash it away. Good soil produces food crops for…
2002-09-24 Soybeans
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish 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, China…
2002-09-17 Genetically Engineered Food Aid
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. A food crisis in southern Africa has added to the debate aboutthe use of genetic engineering in agriculture. The United Nationssays almost thirteen-million…
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…
2002-08-27 World Food Prize
This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Pedro Sanchez (PAY-dro SAHN-chez)of the United States has won the World Food Prize for this year. Theprize will be presented in October…
2002-08-20 Exploding Meat
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. American scientist Morse Solomon has developed an unusual methodto make meat softer. First, put a kilogram or more of firm meat in acontainer…
2002-08-13 American Trade Proposal
This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. The United States has proposed aplan to reform international trade rules for farm products. TheUnited States is proposing to cut government assistance…
2002-08-06 Caviar from California
The American state of California is famous for its agriculture.Now, scientists are working to make California a world leader in theproduction of caviar. Caviar is made from the eggs of…
2002-07-30 Chemicals on Organic Food
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Farmers who grow organic food do not use chemicals to increasetheir crops or control insects and disease. However, a new studyshows that chemicals…
2002-07-23 Watermelon Studies
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Watermelon is popular in the United States. Many people enjoyeating it on a hot, summer day. Watermelon has a hard outer skin anda…
2002-07-16 Rules for Treatment of Farm Animals
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. People rarely consider the life of a chicken whose meat they areplanning to eat. Yet the way chickens and other farm animals aretreated…
2002-07-09 Popcorn
This is the VOA Special EnglishAGRICULTURE REPORT. Americans love popcorn. They eat it at home, at sports events,and in movie theaters. Popcorn has smaller pieces or kernels thanother kinds of…
2002-07-02 Purple Carrots
This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. The carrot is a plant with a root that is eaten as a vegetable.Carrots are grown throughout the world. When people think aboutcarrots,…