But they also found something else. They say another kind of bug is now attacking the cotton and other crops.

VOA: special.2010.05.25

The researchers note that farmers in the Midwest used too much fertilizer on their crops through the nineteen seventies.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

For example,she noted that crops designed to resist damage by glyphosate need fewer pesticides that are more toxic to the soil.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Experts say the new methods also increase crop production up to five times more than crops that depend on rainfall only.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Farmers rarely planted trees or tall crops around the buildings, so there would be no barrier to the airflow.

VOA: special.2009.09.08

The researchers point out that gene flow between crops and their wild relatives is common and difficult to contain.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

Agriculture Minister Christopher Toe urged other countries to help save Liberia's crops and other vegetation that the caterpillars feed on.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

If you plant some seeds every week or two, you will have crops ready to eat one after another.

VOA: special.2009.04.28

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center says traditional crops like these can survive the fierce storms that often strike the islands.

VOA: special.2010.02.09

Officials in Liberia say tens of millions of caterpillars are destroying crops and polluting waterways in the country's agricultural centers.

VOA: special.2009.01.27

Recently we told you about a study of genetically engineered crops and how they have affected farming in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.05.18

Scientists are using biotechnology as well as traditional breeding methods to develop water-saving crops to feed a growing world.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

Based on their research, the experts suggest that farmers plant a variety of crops and not just depend on rice.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

Over the next twenty years, Borlaug worked with Mexican scientists to develop crops that were able to resist disease.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Roots of Peace supports the planting of native crops and the employment of landmine victims to farm the cleared land.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

In many countries, women are half as likely as men to use fertilizers to increase the amount of crops.

VOA: special.2011.03.22

It found that many farmers have better harvests, better weed control and fewer losses from insect damage compared to traditional crops.

VOA: special.2010.04.27

Tilling can remove weeds and the waste from last season's crops and help break down old plant material into fertilizer.

VOA: special.2010.09.28

Now there is worry about a new threat headed in their direction in the wind a fungus that destroys wheat crops.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

The Chavez family joined thousands of other farm workers who traveled around the state of California to harvest crops for farm owners.

VOA: special.2009.09.06