2008-03-18 The Seeds of Weed Control
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant a weed? When its undesirable qualities outweigh its…
2008-03-11 The Story of the Largest Beef Recall in US History
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. On February seventeenth, the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company of Chino, California, recalled almost…
2008-03-04 Home of Closed Landfill Now Aims for Smell of Fine Wine
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For years, most of the household waste collected in America’s largest city…
2008-02-26 Wheat Production Rises in Face of World Demand
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Wheat supplies around the world are at their lowest level in thirty…
2008-02-19 Using Sex Appeal to Fight a Pest
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Back in the year two thousand, big producers of poplar trees in…
2008-02-12 As Biofuels Show Promise, Farmers Show Human Nature
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers in the United States sometimes plant switchgrass as a border crop.…
2008-02-05 Groups Divided Over How to Provide US Food Aid
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States provides more than half the world’s food assistance. American…
2008-01-29 Debate Follows US Finding That Cloned Animals Are Safe
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States government has decided that food from cloned cattle, pigs…
2008-01-22 Study Sees Wild Salmon at Risk From Fish Farms
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A study from Canada says fish farms are a threat to some…
2008-01-15 Giving Grasslands a Rest
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Grasslands need time to rest when cattle and other animals feed on…
2008-01-08 Circular Thinking: Round Barns in America
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American farmers traditionally keep their animals and equipment in barns that are…
2008-01-01 Choosing the Right Calendar Takes Time
Now, a Special English program for the New Year. I’m Faith Lapidus. The New Year is the time for new…
2007-12-25 Special Trees and Plants are Part of the Christmas Tradition
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. December twenty-fifth is Christmas. The holiday has many traditions. Some special trees…
2007-12-18 When the END Comes: Fighting Exotic Newcastle Disease
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Exotic Newcastle disease is a bird virus found in many parts of…
2007-12-11 Finding Ways to Deal With Harmful Algae
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In the sea, at the base of what scientists call the food…