2013-09-17 Hand Planter Could Save Time, Money for Small Farmers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Farming without big machines is a hard work. Planting and fertilizing…
2013-09-10 Urban Farms Across America
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Farms are spreading to unused city lots and old properties across…
2013-08-27 Irrigation Brings Malaria Along with Water
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Irrigation systems can make a big difference in agricultural production. Irrigation…
2013-08-20 Plant Fungicide Might Harm Honeybees
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. New studies have found that a chemical commonly used to fight…
2013-08-13 Social Media Helps Farmers Avoid Food Waste
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. On World Environment Day in June, the United Nations reported that…
2013-08-06 US Farmers Keep Eye on Immigration Reform
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Farmers in the United States are experiencing a shortage of people…
2013-07-30 Growing Chili Peppers
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some people say eating hot chili peppers can help you breathe easier…
2013-07-23 Kenya Farmers Call on Britain to Reverse Khat Ban
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Kenyan farmers say a British ban on the plant known as…
2013-07-16 The Changing Landscape of U.S. Farm Production
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Demand for meat, milk and eggs is growing around the world.…
2013-07-09 Restrict Pesticides to Save Bees
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. A decline in the number of honeybees is a growing problem…
2013-07-02 The Water Purification Disc – “MadiDrop”
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Students at the University of Virginia have developed a new way…
2013-06-25 US Senate Repeals One Farm Subsidy, Adds Another
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. The United States Senate has voted to cut a program that…
2013-06-18 US Finds Unapproved Form of Wheat in Oregon
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Some countries have suspended imports of wheat from the United States.…
2013-06-04 DRC Farmers Facing Theft Switch to Less Edible Crops
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Report says farmers in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…
2013-05-21 Congress Debates Subsidies for US Farmers
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. Congress has been debating a new Farm Bill — a huge…