Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack points out that agriculture is one of the few major areas of the economy with a trade surplus.

VOA: special.2010.12.07

But the Chinese farmers used six times more nitrogen, and produced almost twenty-three times more surplus nitrogen.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Now these banks had to surrender the government surplus to the state governments.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Farmers can also grow fields of chili peppers -- and sell the surplus.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

This extra money, or surplus, was to be given to the states.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

But making the surplus available at markets also had a wider effect.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

Algae microorganisms in the water overpopulate because of the surplus nitrogen.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Cleveland wanted to reduce the surplus by reducing the tariffs.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

They sold the surplus produce at local markets.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

President Harrison decided to reduce the surplus,too.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In fact,the city has a surplus.

VOA: special.2009.07.13

They even produced surplus electricity.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

But Tilford says surplus countries like Germany have to provide more demand for southern European products.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Nwanze says with more support, smallholder farmers can increase their productivity to produce a food surplus.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29

In good times,the desert provides abundant food for goats and camels, which in turn provide the families with surplus milk and meat to sell in local markets.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06