Why Is 'Cream of the Crop' the Best of the Best?

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore language. Where do expressions come from? And how do we use them? Today we go down on the farm the dairy farm, to be exact. Many female animals, such as cows and

万花筒 2008-05-13&-05-14

Beyond still standing blades lies others pushed in a perfect pattern. I dont know whether its man-made or not Its the second Monroe County crop circle in 2 years, these lines and curves appeared in Johnnie Helms 50-acre wheat field Monday morning, I

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Adding Up Crop Losses From Midw

The hardest-hit state is Iowa, the leading corn state and last year's top soybean producer. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers in parts of the American Midwest face a difficult rec

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize

Agriculture Report - Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize 农业报道 - 滴灌技术开创者获得世界粮食奖 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 A r

干旱之后的埃塞俄比亚面临饥荒

AS IT IS 2015-11-27 Worries of Famine After Drought in Ethiopia 干旱之后的埃塞俄比亚面临饥荒 The people of Ethiopia were nearly wiped out by famine in the early 1980s when 400,000 died. The countrys government is seeking aid to make sur

SSS 2008-09-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Theres a Native American site in Ohio that appeared to be a fort. But recent discoveries by archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati show thats n

2007-12-25, Crop Circles--麦田怪圈

Johnny, looking out there. What do you see? field, some hay. No, its more than that, mate. Come on, now work with me here. What is it? Honestly man, I just see a field. It's a cosmic canvas. It's a blank supernatural sheet for extra terrestrial art.

VOA慢速英语 2008 1119a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other

VOA慢速英语 2007 0523a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other

VOA标准英语2012--Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff

Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff A new study shows small-scale irrigation systems could boost farmers incomes by billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research was discussed at the World Water Week conference in

VOA标准英语2012--Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment

Farming by GPS Saves Money, Environment Mixing tradition with technology On a weedy patch of land an hour and half from Washington, D.C., farmer Brad Eustace is tilling razor-straight lines with a GPS-guided tractor. With the computer in control, he

VOA标准英语2012--Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize

Irrigation Pioneer Wins World Food Prize Hillels orchards near his home in Israel are innovation in action. Each tree row is fed by plastic tubes which drip water at the base of the tree. Irrigating drop by drop - called drip irrigation - has transfo

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Irrigation and Salt

AGRICULTURE REPORT -May 21, 2002: Irrigation and Salt By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Irrigation is the watering of land by other than natural methods. Irrigation pr

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Experts Say Water Shortages Affect One-Third of World PopulationBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Water is sc

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The idea to grow a crop that improves the land

China to spend massively on farmland improvement

China to spend massively on farmland improvement BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The government will spend 37.36 billion yuan(about 5.93 billion U.S. dollars) to improve the quality of farmland this year, the Ministry of Finance said Thursday. The fund,

VOA标准英语2008年-High Crop Prices Squeezing US Farmland Conserva

By Brian Wagner Miami 14 May 2008 As crop prices remain high, farmers and other landowners are working to expand their output and take advantage of big profits for wheat, corn and soybeans. The boom is creating pressure to begin farming on lands enro

VOA标准英语2011--Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop

Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop With water scarcity emerging as a major global issue in the 21st century, a drought in the southern U.S. state of Texas highlights the need for farmers to get more out of limited water supplies. Some are using ne

Drought Tolerant Seeds to Tackle African Food Crisis

Scientists have now started to breed drought resistant crops which they hope will combat East Africa's worst drought in 60 years. More than 13 million people across Africa are facing severe food shortages. But as CRI's Su Yi reports, a new strain of

英语博客：Ghosts in the orchard.

I was pulling out of the parking lot of a country bakery today, when the orchard opposite caught my eye. All the bare trees were a bright white color, from the bottom of the trunks to the tips of the top branches. It was quite a sight, and contrasted