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    Cranberries: a little fruit with growing appeal. Nên viết:
    Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal (vì đây là tiêu đề)
    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red fruit native to North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
    Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.(Viết hoa vì đây là tên của một tiểu bang thuộc Tây Bắc Hoa Kỳ, phân biệt với thành phố Washington DC, thủ đô của Hoa Kỳ)
    The heart hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberrries source cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas milks meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spreads, baked into trees treats (Treats là bánh kẹo nói chung. Vào mùa lễ Tạ Ơn, trẻ em thường dùng câu: "Treat or Trick?" để đi xin kẹo khắp nơi.), mixed with other flavors and spread pressed into juse juice. In fact, that juse juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cransberry products at markets.
    Cranberries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a Revolutionary world War veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachusetts in 1816.
    Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that stracts strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low-growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands (wetlands viết liền nhau).
    Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the bets beds are flooded. A machine stracts strikes the vines. The berries break free and float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded bets beds (bed ở đây có nghĩa là nền đất, đáy, như seabed: đáy biển.)and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
    Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that native Americans used them in ceremonies and as food and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
    Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry bets beds with surrounding forest plant forestland. And that means a place for wildlife (wildlife viết liền) to live.
    This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com (chỗ này đến đây đã bị ngắt rồi mà! :-).
    Như thường lệ, TV sẽ bổ sung thêm vài thông tin liên quan và kèm theo bài dịch cho bạn hiểu rõ bài hơn nhé!
    + Cranberry: Ngày xưa, người dân bản xứ Hoa Kỳ (TV tránh gọi thổ dân vì có tính chất miệt thị.) gọi là Craneberry. Vì thấy những bông hoa hồng bé nhỏ của nó có hình giống như cái đầu và cái mỏ con hạc (Crane).
    + Cranberry thường được những người dân này dùng làm thực phẩm, dược liệu và phẩm nhuộm.
    + Vào khoảng 1816, Đại úy Henry Hall đã mang giống cây này về trồng tại quê nhà ông ta tại vùng Dennis, Massachusetts. (Vùng này có những đặc tính thiên nhiên rất phù hợp cho cây Cranberry.)
    + Không như người ta nghĩ, cranberry không thể sống được trong nước như lục bình hay sen, súng. Vì thực tế nó sống được là nhờ nền đất gồm nhiều lớp bùn, cát, sỏi và đất sét bảo vệ. Tạo thành một cái nền không thấm nước.
    + Và cuối cùng là một khi đã trồng nó, người ta không cần phải trồng lại. Cứ thế mà thu hoạch. Vì gốc của nó có thể nói là có khả năng tồn tại vĩnh viễn. Cho đến nay, có những gốc ở Massachusetts người ta đã trồng hơn 150 năm.
    Hy vọng rằng tuy không trồng dâu đỏ, nhưng qua bài sửa và bài dịch này, bạn cũng sẽ có thêm đôi chút ...thu hoạch trong việc học của mình nhé!
    Thân ái,
    -Thiên Vương-
    Cranberry: Một Loại Trái Cây Nhỏ Với Tiềm Năng Phát Triển Hấp Dẫn.
    Đây là Steve Ember với Bản Tin Nông Nghiệp trong chương trình Anh Ngữ Đặc Biệt của đài Tiếng Nói Hoa Kỳ.
    Cranberry (tạm dịch là dâu đỏ) là một loại trái nhỏ, màu đỏ, có nguồn gốc từ Bắc Mỹ. Chúng được trồng hơn 16 ngàn héc-ta ở khắp vùng Bắc Mỹ và Canada. Và thị trường của chúng thì vẫn ngày càng phát triển.
    Hơn 280 triệu ký dâu đỏ được trồng ở Mỹ mỗi năm. Nơi trồng nhiều nhất là Wisconsin. Sau đó là Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey và bang Washington.
    Những trái dâu cứng này được nấu với đường để tạo thành nước sốt dâu đỏ. Một thứ không thể thiếu cho những bữa ăn truyền thống trong dịp lễ Tạ Ơn và Giáng Sinh.
    Dâu đỏ còn có thể được ăn khô, làm mứt, làm bánh, trộn với những hương vị khác, hay ép thành nước. Thực tế, nước trái cây này chiếm hơn 60% tổng số sản phẩm làm từ dâu đỏ được tiêu thụ trên thị trường.
    Dâu đỏ là một trong vài loại trái cây duy nhất có nguồn gốc từ Hoa Kỳ và Canada. Viện nghiên cứu về dâu đỏ (tạm gọi là Viện Dâu Đỏ) cho biết vào thời kỳ chiến tranh chống nước Anh giành độc lập, một cựu chiến binh là Henry Hall đã bắt đầu trồng dâu đỏ để bán ở tiểu bang Massachusetts vào năm 1816.
    Dâu đỏ được thu hoạch vào tháng 9 và tháng 10. Người ta có thể dùng máy đập vào cây cho trái rụng. Những trái này thường được bán tươi. Nhưng thông thường hơn, dâu đỏ được thu hoạch từ những dây dâu mọc sát đất bằng một cách thức hết sức tiết kiệm nhân lực. Sở dĩ có cách này vì trong thiên nhiên dâu đỏ thường mọc ở những vùng đầm lầy.
    Nông dân trồng những dây dâu này ở những nơi thấp hơn những vùng đất xung quanh. Khi thu hoạch, người ta cho nước vào làm ngập hết những chỗ này. Sau đó người ta dùng máy đập vào những dây dâu. Những trái dâu bị rụng ra và nổi lên mặt nước. Chúng được gom lại một bờ ruộng rồi được thu hoạch bằng máy. Những trái dâu này thường được xử lý (trước khi tiêu thụ.)
    Dâu đỏ có lịch sử rất lâu. Viện Dâu Đỏ cho biết rằng người Mỹ bản xứ (thổ dân da đỏ) đã dùng chúng trong những lễ hội, và còn được dùng như thực phẩm và dược liệu.
    Ngày nay, các tiếp thị viên thường dùng những kết quả nghiên cứu cho rằng dâu đỏ có thể giúp ngừa vài loại bệnh truyền nhiễm để đề cao chúng.
    Nhưng việc trồng dâu đỏ đã làm phát sinh ra vài vấn đề liên quan đến môi trường. Cơ quan bảo vệ môi trường cho rằng trong một vài trường hợp, người ta đã phá hủy các vùng đầm lầy để phát triển trồng trọt. Những mối bận tâm khác thì liên quan đến việc dùng hóa chất nông nghiệp, có thể gây ô nhiễm các nguồn nước của sông ngòi.
    Tuy vậy, ngay cả những người chỉ trích vẫn đồng ý rằng (việc trồng) dâu đỏ còn tốt hơn những trường hợp phát triển khác. Nông dân thường bảo vệ các ruộng dâu của họ bằng những khu rừng xung quanh. Và như vậy có nghĩa là còn đất sống cho các động vật hoang dã.
    Bản Tin Nông Nghiệp trong chương trình Anh Ngữ Đặc Biệt của đài Tiếng Nói Hoa Kỳ này được Mario Ritter soạn thảo. Các bản tin của chúng tôi được đăng trên mạng, trang
    voaspecialenglish ?.
    Được OThienVuongO sửa chữa / chuyển vào 05:12 ngày 12/12/2006
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    hi mọi người
    tuần này có 2 bạn ko thể tham gia sửa bài, nên số lượng bài dc chấm sẽ giảm xuống. Ai lỡ bị lọt sổ thì chịu khó tự chữa cho mình nhé. ^^

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    Iâ?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red food made of in North America. There are grey stones more than 16,000 hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market. Over 218,000,000 kilograms of Cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Which Wisconsin is the biggest producer follow by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington States. The hard berries are boiled with sugar to make Cranberries sauce at tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas milk. They are also it dry made into spread mix into cheese mix with other flavors and spreads into juice. In fact, that juice represent more than 60% purchases of Cranberry products at markets. Cranberries are one of only a few food made of to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a revolution were restaurant name Henry Hold shouted to grow them for sell in Massachusetts in 1816. Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by machine that strike the plant to lose the berries. This the usually so fresh but Cranberries are more commonly picked from there low growing vise in away that save a lot of labor. This method is possible because Cranberries naturally grow in wetlands. Many farmers grow the vise in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time the beds of flooded a machine strike the vise. The berries break fee and flow on the water. Then they are moved to one and of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. This berries are usually processed. Cranberries have long history. The Cranberries Institute note that Native American use them in ceremonies and at food and medicine. Today, marketeers point to research finding that suggest that Cranberries can help prevent some kind of infections. But Cranberries growing have raised environmental concerns. Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the user of farming chemical that could into water systems. Yes, even critics agree that Cranberries are better than some other kind of development. Farmers usually protect their Cranberry beds with surrounding forest land and that mean for wildlife to live. This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our report are online at voaspecialenglish.com.
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    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranbearries are a little red fruit native to Northern America.They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they?Tre supplyied a growing market.
    Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of cranbearries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producers, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.
    The hurt barriers hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranbearries sauce, a tran***ional tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmast meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spreads, bibed baked into streets treats, mixed with other flavours and pressed into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of percentages purchases of cranbearries products at markets.
    Cranbearries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranbearry Institute said says a Revolutionary area War veteran named Henry Holl Hall started to grow them for sell sale in Massachusetts in eighteen sixteen.
    Cranbearries are harvested in September and October.They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to lossen the barriers berries. These are usually showed press sold fresh.
    But cranbearries are more commonly picked from their low-growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labour. This method is possible because cranbearries naturally grow in wetlands viết liền nhau.
    Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the best beds are flooded. An danh từ là machine mà sao an được machine strikes the vines. The barries berries break free and float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gethered gathered by machine. This barries These berries are usually processed.
    Cranbearries have a long history. The Cranbarrians Cranberry Institute knows notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonies and as fruit food and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that suggest that cranbearries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranbearry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the uses of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
    Yet, even critics agreed that cranbearries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranbearry best beds with surroundings forestland viết liền nhau. And that means a place for wildlife to live.
    This VOA Special English Agricurtual Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter.Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.

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    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red food made of in fruit native to North America. There are grey stones raised on more than 16,000 hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
    Over 2180,000,000 kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Which Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington States.
    The hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberries sauce, a at tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas milk meals. They are also it dry eaten dried, made into spreads, mix into cheese baked into treats, mixed with other flavors and spreads pressed into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than 60% of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
    Cranberries are one of only a few food made of fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a Rrevolutionary War veteran were restaurant named Henry Hold shouted Hall started to grow them for sell sale in Massachusetts in 1816.
    Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to lose loosen the berries. This the These are usually so sold fresh.
    But cranberries are more commonly picked from there their low-growing vise vines in a way (viết rời nhau) that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands.
    Many farmers grow the vise vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds of are flooded. A machine strikes the vise vines. The berries break free and flow float on the water. Then, they are moved to one and end of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. This These berries are usually processed.
    Cranberries have long history. The Cranberryies Institute notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonies and at as food and medicine. Today, marketeers point to research findings that suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranberryies growing have has raised environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the user of farming chemicals that could into enter water systems.
    Yes Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland là 1 từ. And that means a place for wildlife to live.
    This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.
    Được waianta sửa chữa / chuyển vào 16:52 ngày 13/12/2006
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    Cảm ơn bạn waianta đã sửa bài cho mình
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    bài của waianta:
    Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red fruit native to North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
    Over two hundred eighteen eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.
    The hurt hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spreads, baked into treats, mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
    Cranberries are one of only a few food fruit (còn sai chỗ này sao em) native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a Revolutionary War veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachusetts in 1816.
    Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh.
    But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low-growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands.
    Many farmers grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strikes the vines. The berries break three free and flow float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
    Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonies and that as foods (từ này ko thêm s nhé) and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that the suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
    Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland. And that means a place for wildlife to live.
    This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.
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    Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red fruit native to North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares, across the northen (chỉ là chỉ hướng) United States (chú ý lỗi sai này nhé) and Canada. And they supply a growing market. Over two hundreds and eighteen eighty million kilogams of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Whisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachussetts, Oregaon, New Jersey, and Washington State. The hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberryies sauce, a trad***ional part of Thanksgiving (viết liền)and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into spreads, baked into threads treats (Treats là bánh kẹo nói chung. Vào mùa lễ Tạ Ơn, trẻ em thường dùng câu: "Treat or Trick?" để đi xin kẹo khắp nơi.), mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. In fact, that, juice represents more than sixty percents (100% thì percent cũng ko thêm s) of purchases of cranberryies products at markets. Cranberries are one of only a few food fruit natived (native ở đây là tính từ) to the United States sent to and Canada.
    The Cranberryies Institue says a Revolutionary War veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachussetts in eighteen sixteen. Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh.
    But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low-growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labor. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands (viết liền). Many farmers (many mà bạn) grow the vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding lands. At harvest time, the best beds are flooded. A machine strikes.the vines. The berries break free and floet float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the floaded beds and gathered by machine. These berries are usually brushed processed. Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberyies Institute notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonies and their as food and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that suggest that cranberries can help present some kinds of imflections infections. But cranberry growing has raised some environment concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands (viết liền) are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems. Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry best beds with surrounding forestland (viết liền). And that means a place for widelife (viết liền) of life to live.
    This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish. com
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    Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red fruit native in North America. They are raised on more than sixteen thousand hectares across the northern United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
    Over two hundred eighteen eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington State.
    The hard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dried, made into sprays spreads, baked into trees treats, mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. In fact (2 từ nhé), that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
    Cranberries are one of only a few fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a Revolutionary whole War veteran named Henry Hall started to grow bam/ them for sales in Massachusets in eighteen sixteen (1816).
    Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh.
    But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low-growing bines vines in a way that saves a lot of labour. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands (đầm lầy đó, 1 từ thui).
    Many farmers grow the bines vines in areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strikes the bines vines. The berries break free and float on the water. Then, they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gathered by machine. These berries are usually processed.
    Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonies and their as food and medicine. Today, marketers point to research findings that sugest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
    Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland. And that means a place for wide of wildlife to live.
    This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish. com.
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    Cranberries: A Little Fruit With Growing Appeal
    I?Tm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
    Cranberries are a little red fruit native in North America .They are raised on more than sixtyeen thousand hectares across the northern of United States and Canada. And they supply a growing market.
    Over two hundred eighty million kilograms of cranberries are grown in the United States each year. Wisconsin is the biggest producer, followed by Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey, and Washington State.
    Thehard berries are boiled with sugar to make cranberry sauce, a tra***ional part of Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They are also eaten dry dried, made into spreads, baked into treats, mixed with other flavors and pressed into juice. In fact, that juice represents more than sixty percent of purchases of cranberry products at markets.
    Cranberries are one of only a few food fruit native to the United States and Canada. The Cranberry Institute says a Revolutionary War veteran named Henry Hall started to grow them for sale in Massachusetts in 1816.
    Cranberries are harvested in September and October. They can be picked by a machine that strikes the plant to loosen the berries. These are usually sold fresh. But cranberries are more commonly picked from their low-growing vines in a way that saves a lot of labors. This method is possible because cranberries naturally grow in wetlands.
    Many farmers grow the vines in the areas that are lower than the surrounding land. At harvest time, the beds are flooded. A machine strikes the vines. The berries break free and float on the water.
    Then they are moved to one end of the flooded beds and gathered by machines. These berries are usually processed.
    Cranberries have a long history. The Cranberry Institute notes that Native Americans used them in ceremonyies and that as foods (từ này ko thêm s nhé) and medicine .
    Today, marketers point to research findings the that suggest that cranberries can help prevent some kinds of infections.
    But cranberry growing has raised some environmental concerns. The Environmental Protection Agency says wetlands are being destroyed in some cases to expand production. Other concerns involve the use of farming chemicals that could enter water systems.
    Yet, even critics agree that cranberries are better than some other kinds of development. Farmers usually protect their cranberry beds with surrounding forestland. And that means a place for wildlife to live.
    This VOA Special Agriculture English Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com.

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