2012-07-31 US Farmers Struggle With Drought
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A drought across much of the United States is forcing farmers to…
2012-07-24 US Faces Worst Drought in 56 Years
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States is suffering its worst drought in almost sixty years.…
2012-07-17 Good News, Bad News on Food Prices and Production
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Food prices have risen sharply over the past few years. The good…
2012-07-10 When Animals Make People Sick
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Researchers estimate that more than two billion people a year get diseases…
2012-07-03 Project in DRC Aims to Increase Fertilizer Use
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture report. North Kivu is a war-torn province that used to be called the…
2012-06-26 In the Garden: Growing Roses
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Most kinds of rose plants are native to Asia. But roses also…
2012-06-19 Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University…
2012-06-12 What Rio Development Conference Means to Farmers
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Next week, leaders and officials from governments and nongovernmental groups will meet…
2012-06-05 Tomato’s Genetic Secrets Are Peeled Away
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists have made a genetic map of the tomato. Tomatoes are second…
2012-05-29 Growing a Farm With Crowd-Sourced Money
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Kickstarter is a website where people give money to support creative projects.…
2012-05-22 Why ‘Precision Agriculture’ Is a Good Investment
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Precision agriculture is a way of thinking about how to improve production…
2012-05-15 Rice Production Grows, but Not Everywhere
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations is expecting the world to harvest more rice in…
2012-05-08 Do It Yourself: Raising Angora Goats
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (SOUND) Has anyone ever tried to get your goat? To “get your…
2012-05-01 The Limits to Organic Farming in Feeding the World
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Organic farming avoids the use of chemical pesticides and manmade fertilizers. Supporters…
2012-04-24 Teaching Coffee Farmers About the Birds and the Bees
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The University of Georgia is a respected research university. Thirty-five thousand students…