2012-11-20 Thanksgiving, but US Turkey Farmers Aren’t Celebrating
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday that Americans…
2012-11-13 Improving ‘Feed Efficiency’ in Cattle
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. Animal feed is the biggest cost for most…
2012-11-06 In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. A cooperative in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
2012-10-30 Serving Farm-Fresh Meals — at the Farm
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. “Farm to table” is the name of a…
2012-10-23 Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize
From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. A researcher who helped make crops grow in…
2012-10-16 Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa
From VOA Learning English, this is the AGRICULTURE REPORT in Special English. Agricultural experts met in Ethiopia last week to…
2012-10-09 How Overfishing Threatens Asia’s Wild Fish Stocks
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The pressure to feed Asia’s growing population has led to dangerous levels…
2012-10-02 Vietnam’s Big Year for Coffee, Rice Exports
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This is a big year for Vietnamese rice and coffee exports. Vietnam…
2012-09-25 Feed the Soil, Feed the Crops
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Studies show farmland in Africa is often lacking in important nutrients. But…
2012-09-11 Worries About Rising Food Prices May Ease
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A United Nations report says world food prices stayed the same in…
2012-08-28 Deadly Maize Disease Threatens Food Supplies in Kenya
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Officials in Kenya are attempting to deal with a deadly disease attacking…
2012-09-04 Surviving a Drought: A Farmer’s Old-Fashioned Lessons
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In recent days the remains of what had been Hurricane Isaac moved…
2012-08-21 In the Garden: Growing Onions
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Onions come in different sizes, shapes, colors and flavors, from mild and…
2012-08-14 US Drought Renews Debate on Biofuel
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American officials have sharply reduced their expectations for this year’s corn and…
2012-08-07 China Looks to Ukraine for Food
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. America is the world’s largest food exporter. But the worst drought in…