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

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2016--“增压植物”或能大量增产

Supercharged Plants May Mean More Crop Production 增压植物或能大量增产 One day, supercharged plants may help feed people around the world. Supercharged plants are ones that grow faster than normal plant life. Scientists can speed up the gro

2018年CRI Interview with US National Pork Producers Council Spokesperson

Interview with the U.S. National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Spokesperson Jim Monroe. Chinese authorities have begun imposing tariffs worth an estimated 3 billion US dollars on US goods in response to the Trump administration's duties on imported C

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.

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Indian Ban on Lentil Exports Causes Price JumpBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Classic lentils, left, and re

VOA慢速英语 六种改变世界的食物

AS IT IS 2015-12-07 Six Foods That Changed the World 六种改变世界的食物 Food affects more than peoples bodies. It contributes to social status, empires and the outcome of wars. So what foods have helped shape civilization? Christopher Cumo,

VOA标准英语2010年-Africans Dealing With Harsh Realities

The global financial crisis is said to be the worst since the Great Depression. It has contributed to the failure of key businesses and declines in consumer wealth in Africa and other parts of the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, there has be

VOA标准英语2013--High Tech Cotton Gin Offers Secure Future for Farmers

High Tech Cotton Gin Offers Secure Future for Farmers Olam International, a leading global integrated supply chain manager, that has been active in Mozambique for 15 years, announced this year, the construction of its first state-of-the-art roller co

环球英语 — 59：Saving Crop Diversity

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Courtney Schutt. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. 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 I

2018年CRI Trade war a blow to U.S. pork producers: spokesperson

Any time there is any potential restriction on our export opportunities, hog farmers and U.S. pork producers are very concerned. They are certainly concerned about the emerging trade war with China, and again, the Chinese market is very important to

情景会话口袋书人际篇 第579期:策略制订(1)

1. What is your opinion about our marketing? 关于我们的营销你的观点是什么？ 还能这样说： What do you think about our marketing? What's your idea on the marketing? 应用解析： marketing-sharing 市场分配 2. I think the effi

Russia Lifts Ban One-Year on Grain Exports

Russia, once the world's third largest wheat exporter, is returning to the international grain market after a one-year gap caused by severe crop losses. Moscow stopped selling wheat last year after catastrophic fires and drought destroyed one-third o

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Corn, Part 2

AGRICULTURE REPORT — December 3, 2002: Corn, Part 2 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told about the use of corn to feed cows in the cattle industry.

Bananas

Broadcast: Feb 11, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Recently, some concerns have been raised about the health of the world's banana plants. A number of media1 r

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

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Integrated Pest Management

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Integrated Pest Management By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The use of pesticides was an impor

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

Climate Change Already Reducing Crop Yields

Climate change is already beginning to hurt maize and wheat production, according to a new study. Higher average growing season temperatures(温度) in most major grain-producing countries are beginning to work against the progress made by improving

VOA标准英语2008年-UN: Africa Falling Behind In Export Growth

A U.N. report finds two decades of trade liberalization have successfully removed many of the barriers that used to limit trade from the continent. But, the report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development says progress has been less than expe