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AGRICULTURE REPORT - 2004 Good Year for U.S. FarmersBy Mario RitterBroadcast: Tuesday, January 04, 2005I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Two thousand four was a good year for American farmers. Total farm earnings were estimated at seventy-four thousand million dollars for the year. That means the average farm income was about seventy-one thousand dollars, or a gain of about three percent from the year before.However, the growth in earnings depended on the size of the farm. Large farms had increased earnings of six and one-half percent. Smaller farms saw growth in earnings of less than three percent.Part of American farm income came from the federal government. The Department of Agriculture reports that about thirty-nine percent of farmers accepted some kind of aid, or subsidy, in two thousand three.An organization called the Commodity Credit Corporation supervises farm aid. The C.C.C. is part of the Agriculture Department's Farm Services Agency.The C.C.C. seeks to keep crop prices at balanced levels. The agency uses loan programs, direct payments and even buys crops to support prices. It also supervises emergency farm aid and special programs like the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of two thousand four. That act ends price supports for tobacco farmers by offering them payments for up to ten years.Reports say the total amount of farm aid paid last year is estimated at fifteen thousand seven hundred million dollars.An organization called the Environmental Working Group keeps information on all farm subsidies paid by the government. The group examined subsidies between nineteen ninety-five and two thousand three.It says ten percent of farms received seventy-two percent of government subsidies during that nine-year period. The group says big farms that are organized as corporation or partnership businesses receive the most aid. It says the big farms receive more aid, even when they are more profitable than smaller family farms.Critics say farm subsidies are costly and wasteful. Critics also note that subsidies go only to growers of widely traded crops, like corn, cotton, wheat and soybean.But many farmers, including ones who only receive a few thousand dollars a year, support the subsidy programs. They say small farming communities in states like Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota would not survive without the aid.This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. This is Gwen Outen.

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Today my friend Jack and I went to a farm. In the morning, we met at the school gate .Then we went to a bus station to get a bus to the farm.When we get to the farm ,we received a warm welcome,the owner of the farm is kind and showed us around the farm,we saw a lot of fruit ， vegetables and sheep. we were very happy to have an outdoor picnic, After dinner we sang, danced, toid jokes and stories.What a happy day!今天，我和我的朋友Jack去了农场。早上，我们在学校门口碰面，随后，我们到车站乘车去农场。当我们到达农场时，我们受到了热烈的欢迎，农场的主人很和蔼，带领我们参观了农场。我们看见了许多水果，蔬菜还有羊。我们快乐地进行了户外野菜。饭后，我们唱歌，跳舞，讲笑话讲故事。真是多么快乐的一天啊。 Pasture is land with vegetation cover used for grazing of livestock as part of a farm, or in ranching or other unenclosedpastoral systems or used by wild animals for grazing or browsing. Prior to the advent of factory farming, pasture was the primary source of food for grazing animals such as cattle and horses. It is still used extensively, particularly in arid regions where pasture land is unsuitable for any other agricultural production. In more humid regions, pasture grazing is exploited extensively for free range and organic farming.Pasture growth can consist of grasses, legumes , other forbs, shrubs or a mixture. Soil type, minimum annual temperature, and rainfall are important factors in pasture management.我是牧场的土地植被覆盖用于放牧牲畜家畜作为一个农场或牧场，经营牧场或其他不可抗力没围起来的田园系统或使用的野生动物放牧或浏览。现有居先的在出现工厂化养殖，牧场的主要食物来源的动物如牛和马放牧。它仍然是广泛使用，特别是在干旱地区草场干燥的土地不适合任何其他农业生产。在比较潮湿的地区，牧草牧场放牧利用广泛的自由范围有机农业。牧草生长可以由草，豆科植物豆科植物，任何非草属或不像草属的草本植物其他杂类草，灌木或混合。土壤类型，每年的最低温度和降水的重要因素，牧场管理。

In order to thoroughly implement the central economic work conference and the office of the state council on invigorating circulation expanding consumer advice (no.62 [2008; 134) spirit, improve agricultural production material (hereinafter referred to as the circulation system, promoting agricultural materials) agricultural development and increasing farmers' income, we put forward the following opinions:A, fully understand the significance of agricultural materials circulation system, perfectWrites is an important agricultural investment, industrial and agricultural production is the connection of the bridge, the development of modern agriculture is the important material guarantee and foundation. At present, our country agricultural materials circulation, level, scale and modern agriculture and modern market system and a large gap, all relevant departments should attach great importance to promote agricultural materials circulation goal, network construction, improve agricultural materials circulation system.Second, the guiding ideology and goals(a) guiding ideology, conscientiously implement the party's 17th annual session in 2009, the no. 1 files and the office of the state council on invigorating circulation expanding consumer opinions of spirit, sets up a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable scientific development view, emancipating the mind, innovation, efficiency, honesty to construct smooth layout is reasonable, safe and trading of advanced agricultural materials circulation system, in order to adapt to the needs of the development of modern agriculture, promote the adjustment of agricultural structure, increasing the farmers' income, the new socialist countryside construction.(2) general goal: to cultivate some home sales over 100 million yuan, the construction of large writes circulation enterprises group writes chain stores and reconstruction, regional distribution center by three to five years of efforts, initially formed by township and village two level management network based on agricultural materials trading market as a platform to large writes leading enterprise, regional distribution center for the backbone, chain operation standard layout is reasonable, and efficient operation, the coordinated development of diversified, LianSuoHua agricultural materials circulation system.Third, the main tasks and measures(a) development of agricultural production means of modern circulation network. Guide supply, agricultural service, postal, writes production enterprise network resources, strengthen cooperation terminal advantages. Encourage agricultural materials circulation enterprises according to the construction and retrofit peasant shop writes code in key areas and agricultural construction and retrofit, expanding chain store outlets writes coverage. Support writes logistics distribution center construction and renovation, improve the distribution, information function, improve agricultural materials unitedly rate. Relying on the advantage of network, constructing agricultural materials acquisition of agricultural products, processing, marketing and distribution channels such commodities, improve countryside agricultural materials circulation network "two-way flow, two-way exploit the function of", "a multi-purpose". Continue to drive around chain enterprises to reduce repeated sampling, unified tax issues, promote the development of chain operation of agricultural production means across the region.(2) nurturing large-scale agricultural materials circulation enterprises. Encourage existing brand agricultural materials production management enterprise through trade, region, cross ownership form such as mergers, joint, assets and business restructuring, enhance the core enterprise vitality. The company will supply agricultural materials play a leading role in the rural areas, according to a new modern circulation network engineering, modern business service network writes, ascending standardization demonstrative, bigger and stronger leading enterprises. Relevant departments according to the principle of small-scaled enterprise, size, strength, good reputation enterprise into thousands of villages and townships "market engineering", "new project" and the Treasury, cultivating mature as steady and operators.(3) improve multiple service function writes. Guide agricultural materials circulation enterprises constantly optimize the varieties of agricultural materials, such as pesticides and chemical fertilizers to appropriately increase the structure, agricultural machinery, tools, feed, seeds and related to the agricultural production of daily groceries, scientific book management, scientific fertilization, according to the requirements of technical specification, viz., gradually perfect service, telephone consultation, crops hospital agricultural production, material of agricultural science and maintenance function, providing diversified before, during and after service.(4) promote agricultural materials circulation market. Earnestly implement the national development and reform commission, the ministry of finance on reform of chemical fertilizer price forming mechanism of price change hair [2009] 268) spirit, based on the market for agricultural materials price forming mechanism, give full play to the basic market in resource allocation. Soon release distribution channels, writes all qualified allows investment in agricultural materials. Development of credit sales, promotion of agricultural production means of agricultural production means for credit insurance, credit that accords with a condition of the small and medium-sized business enterprise of agricultural production means appropriate subsidies credit credit insurance.(5) to strengthen market monitoring control agricultural materials. Full information service platform for urban and rural markets, strengthening of agricultural production means important key enterprises and varieties, the monitoring and analysis on the market. Perfect reserves, import and export, etc, in order to improve macro-regulation with abnormal market fluctuations. QiuBo plowing season writes earnestly, ensure no market supply DuanDang not sold out.(6) strengthen self-discipline writes. Continue to push forward the construction of credit system of agricultural materials industry, and further enhance the consciousness of agricultural production means the credit, creating a good credit environment, integrity management atmosphere. In-depth industry, promote credit evaluation pilot work around writes trading market, operator credit rating classification management experience, and gradually establish and perfect the credit files, to increase agricultural production means good enterprise credit support. Fully industry association, the establishment and implementation of agricultural production means conduct, strengthening trade and industry, regulate the self management ability.(7) strengthen writes market supervision. Agriculture, industry and commerce, quality and price of administrative departments should strengthen market supervision and supervise agricultural production means of agricultural production means purchasing goods and enterprise, and the quality problem of agricultural production means commitment, tracing, i.these source products; etc. Perfect market warning, market, unqualified writes out 16,500 city system, give full play to the administrative law enforcement system and 12316 12315 agriculture hotline, report effect of telephone 12358 price, to investigate and punish the masses to further standardize cases complaints whistle, strict management and agricultural materials, releasing false advertisements, fake writes up the price of agricultural production means, in order to reduce the cost and quality of product demand KengNong etc. Various competition HaiNong illegal behavior.