Category: Agriculture Report (农业报道)

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. An international debate continues about genetically engineeredcorn. Last November, the British sciencepublication Nature reported the findings of two researchers. Theyare Ignacio Chapela and…

This is the VOA Special EnglishAGRICULTURE REPORT. Some food stores in the United States have begun to sell aproduct called Quorn (pronounced kworn.) Quorn looks and tastes alot like meat.…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Many people who come to Washington, D-C, act surprised when theyfirst visit the United States National Arboretum. The NationalArboretum is only a short…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. A group with strong ties to American agriculture is celebrating amajor anniversary. Four-H is one-hundred years old this year. Four-H programs began in…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide gas in Earth’s atmospherehave been linked to warming of the Earth. Now, American scientistssay the rising carbon dioxide…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Small plants called herbs have many uses. Some herbs are used incooking to make foods taste better. Others are used as medicines. Now,…

This is the VOA Special EnglishAGRICULTURE REPORT. American scientists are developing a new use for chicken fat.Scientists at the University of Georgia in Athens are burning fatfrom chickens and other…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Health workers in Hong Kong are attempting to halt the spread ofa virus that attacks chickens. They are moving quickly before it candevelop…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Farmers in the American state of California are guarding againstan insect called the glassy-winged sharpshooter. It carries Pierce’sdisease, a bacterial disease that attacks…

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 bothpeople and…

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 bothpeople and…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Increasing numbers of farmers are growing genetically engineeredcrops. A new report also says that the total land area where suchcrops are grown is…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. People often experience stress as a result of events in theirlives. Stress is a physical condition that results from real orexpected problems. People…

This is the VOA SpecialEnglish AGRICULTURE REPORT. Studies show that there will be nine-thousand-million people inthe world by the year Two-Thousand-Fifty. The United Nations haswarned that many countries will have…

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 the mixing ofplant or animal…