Brian sat down for dinner. He sat down in the chair. He sat down at the table. He looked at his white plate. He looked at his silver fork. He looked at his silver spoon. His dad said, Pass me your plate, Brian. His dad put white rice on the plate. Hi...
The farmer drives a tractor. The tractor digs up the ground. He plants yellow corn in the ground. He plants the yellow corn in the spring. The corn grows in the summer. The rain helps the corn grow. If there is no rain, the corn dies. If there is a l...
Stock prices rose on many of the world's markets Tuesday after a report that troubled Citigroup posted its best financial performance in more than a year in the first two months of 2009. Citigroup headquarters in New York (file photo) An internal me...
Corn prices are surging on the world market after devastating floods in the U.S. heartland destroyed many crops shortly after they were planted. Corn is also in high demand these days, because it is used for making the alcohol fuel additive called e...
Close to home, another natural disaster is having a major impact on parts of the Midwest, it's one of the worst droughts in decades, thousands of Illinois farmers may lose as much as a third of their crops. And the federal government is expected to d...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 20 March 2007 Rising world oil prices have sparked interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol, which can be produced from corn. This has raised demand for the grain, which, in turn, has increased its price as food. VO...
AGRICULTURE REPORT — December 10, 2002: Corn, Part 3 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told about the many uses for corn. It is America’s most succe...
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....
AGRICULTURE REPORT — November 26, 2002: Corn, Part 1 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Corn is an important crop in many parts of the world. However, some people ar...
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