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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Heat and drought are threatening some of America's most productive farmland. The Department of Agriculture says an early summer heat wave across the West has increased demand for water to save dry c
When Ranis husband took his own life, he left his family with debts they could not pay. Ranis family farms in southern India. Now, she says her familys farming days are over. There are no rains, Rani said. Rani is a 44-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu
A new study by researchers at Rice University in Houston, Texas warns that expanded production of crops to produce biofuels could damage water resources. The researchers suggest policy makers take into account what they call the water footprint when
全世界的食物浪费都很严重,珍惜食物,远离浪费。 Chris: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Chris and with me today is Jen. Jen: Hi there Mmmm Phew, I'm full. Well, I don't want this other sandwic
US India Celebrates 50th Anniversary for Rice That Prevented Famines 印度庆祝大米50周年,使其摆脱了饥荒 The rice plant is called IR8. It was the creation of scientists at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines. Sci
1. Federal, State and local authorities are investigating the accident that injured 11 circus performers in Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday. All of injured are said to be conscious and doing well. 2. A wildfire in central Oklahoma has burned at le
Farmer Invents New Way to Grow Crops From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. For 20 years, people around the world have been buying his invention. Blake Whise
India's Farmers Changing What and How They Grow 印度农民改良农作物种植方式 Scientists have long warned that rising temperatures, also known as climate change, can affect agriculture around the world. Some scientists are now teaching farm
Mississippi Flooding Harms Agriculture in Several US States Flooding along the Mississippi River has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through
HEALTH REPORT - How Much Water Should People Drink? By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study says people should drink when they
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
AGRICULTURE REPORT - Food for Crops: How to Get the Most From Organic Fertilizer By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 I'm Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Th
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Scientists are working to develop crop plants that can reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. Almost sixty percent of the world's freshwater withdrawals from rivers, lakes and other water
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
With most of us enjoying the wall to wall sunshine this bank holiday, the last thing weve been praying for is rain. For Ray Manning, the showers cant come quickly enough. His family has been growing fruit in Cambridgeshire the last 4o years. Theyve n
CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Colin Lowther. Voice 2 And Im Robin Basselin. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live Voice 1 Mr. Banani is a farmer in th
BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Lingering drought has left more than 8.57 million people short of drinking water and huge areas of farmland parched in China, the nation's top drought-relief authority said Friday. As of Friday, droughts have affected 3.
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Sugarcane(甘蔗) has the effect of cooling temperatures(温度) , thus playing role in stemming global warming, a new study has found. Sugarcane does so by reflecting sunlight back into space and by lowering the
茶水间碰上同事,电梯间偶遇邻居即便是陌生人,互相闲聊几句就能很好地化解尴尬。今天的节目就要和你分享一些small talk的技巧。 Small talk Small talk是西方社交文化里很重要的部分。 Small t