Growing Carrots

By Bob Bowen Broadcast: August 5, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 1)Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens throughout the world. They are easy

Grafting

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: August 12, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We often think of agriculture as planting seeds and harvesting crops. But many crops do n

VOA慢速英语2003年-农业与经济 Soil Conservation Meth

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: July 29, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soil conservation efforts protect soil from wind and water that can blow or wash it away.

Composting

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: July 22, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Many farmers around the world are 1)composting to improve their soil so they can produc

World Trade Organization, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 28, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The World Trade Organization is the international system for negotiating trade issues. T

Steel Tariffs Dispute

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: November 21, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, the World Trade Organization ruled that United States taxes on imports of stee

Mutual Funds

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 24, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. People invest money in the hope their wealth will grow over time. Some have financial adv

Pressing Oil from Seeds

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: November 25, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. From the beginning of human history, people have used oils from seeds and nuts. Most

Fiscal Year

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 3, 2003 This is Bob Doughty. Welcome to the VOA Special English Economics Report. You can now hear environment news on Tuesday as part of Science in the News. Our fi

Nobel in Economics

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 17, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Two professors, Robert Engle and Clive Granger, are the winners this year of the Nobel pr

New York Stock Exchange

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 7, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The largest 1)stock market in the world is the New York Stock Exchange. It is also the ol

Asian Lady Beetle

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 4, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There are lots of insects that farmers hate. But there also are some they like. These p

Biosolids

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers have long put animal waste on their fields. They may also use human waste. Mode

Snap Beans

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 21, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Snap beans possess the good qualities of other beans, but they may be less well known.

Agroecology, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 7, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish a two-part series. A listener in Brazil asked about 1)agroecology. This

Growing Tomatoes

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: August 25, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Plant scientists consider them fruit. Most other people think of them as vegetables. What

Home Gardens, Part 3

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 23, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish our series on home gardens. One of the hardest parts can be caring fo

Home Gardens, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 16, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told how to choose a place for a home garden and how to prepare the soi

Home Gardens, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 9, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For many people, growing crops on a small piece of land is not a business. For them, a

Agroecology, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This week, we take a suggestion from a listener in Brazil. Agricultural specialist Lu