Some of the farmers were victims of a terrible shortage of rain, and of their own poor farming methods.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

But improved farming methods later increased their yields and, at the same time, made better use of chemical nitrogen fertilizer.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming.

VOA: special.2009.12.22

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

People debate issues like industrial farming, the use of sweeteners and why today two out of three adults weigh too much.

VOA: special.2010.12.27

It says the world also needs to develop better farming methods to feed growing populations in poor countries.

VOA: special.2010.01.05

"We know there are fish farming operations in China,in Asia, that are very interested in this, that have a poor record regarding regulation.

VOA: special.2010.10.05

Bob Frydenlund says having a round barn means keeping alive part of the history of American farming.

VOA: special.2009.12.29

One of the great American success stories after World War Two was the rise of industrial farming.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

There were no slaves in the West. The land and the weather were not right for the kind of farming that used slaves.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

They teach the need for farming to improve the environment and make good use of natural resources.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

But now a program called Kilimo Salama, or safe farming, offers low-cost insurance in parts of Kenya.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

Mr.Stevens says a one hundred percent increase in fish farming over ten years is necessary to keep providing for people at the current level.

VOA: special.2011.02.08

John's friend, the Indian Seth White Feather offered John a way to make money during the winter when it was too cold for farming.

VOA: special.2010.06.26