Category: Agriculture Report (农业报道)

This is 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 harvest. They…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Too much metal in the soil is considered pollution. Yet toolittle metal in a person’s diet can cause health problems. AnAmerican scientist…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. A small but growing number of farmers are using robotictechnology to get milk from cows. These farmers have invested inrobotic milking systems.…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Per (PARE) Pinstrup-Andersen of Denmark has won the World FoodPrize for this year. The prize will be presented next month at aceremony…

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists have produced the first tomato that can grow in saltywater. Salty water is generally harmful to plants. Plant expertEduardo Blumwald and…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. An American company famous for selling plant seeds is observing amajor anniversary. The Burpee Seed Company isone-hundred-twenty-five years old. The Burpee Company…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Mormon crickets and grasshoppers have invaded the American stateof Utah. State officials say the attack this summer might be theworst since the…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. New reports are adding to the debate about genetic engineering.The reports offer conflicting information aboutgenetically-engineered crops. Genetic engineering is the technology of…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Camels have carried people and their goods for centuries.However, camels do more than provide transportation across deserts. People in desert areas use…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Wildlife experts like Jane Goodall are famous for studyinganimals in the wild. In recent years, a new kind of scientific studyhas developed.…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Many farmers in the United States face financial difficulty.Prices for crops have been low for several years. Costs for energy,fuel, fertilizers and…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Animal health experts say all countries should guard against MadCow Disease. The experts urge countries to take steps to prevent MadCow Disease…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Recently, American government scientists completed aninvestigation of a product called StarLink corn. StarLink is theonly genetically-engineered crop grown in the United States…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Diseases, insects and animals all can threaten agriculture. Oftenthe threat of attack comes from foreign organisms. The United StatesDepartment of Agriculture has…

This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Desert locusts are a threat to agriculture in many developingcountries. Large numbers of locusts can destroy crops in a fewhours. Locusts can…