英语翻译AGRICULTURE REPORT - 2004 Good Year for U.S.Farmers By M

英语翻译
AGRICULTURE REPORT - 2004 Good Year for U.S.Farmers
By Mario Ritter
Broadcast:Tuesday,January 04,2005
I'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.

农业报告- 2004年丰收年美国农民
马里奥斯科特里特
广播：星期二,2005年1月4日
我关Outen与美国之音特别英语农业部报告.
两千年四是一个很好的一年,美国的农民.农场收入总额估计为7.40万美元的一年.这意味着农场平均收入约为7.1万美元,增长约百分之三从一年前.
然而,收入的增长依赖于规模的农场.大型农场的收益增加了6个和1 0.5个百分点.小型农场看到收入增长不到百分之三.
美国农场的一部分收入来自联邦政府.农业部的报告说,大约39百分之农民接受某种形式的援助,或补贴,在2000 3 .
一个组织称为商品信贷公司监督农业补贴.该中心是农业部农业服务局.
该中心旨在保持粮食价格在平衡的水平.该机构利用贷款程序,直接付款,甚至购买作物,以支持油价.它还监督紧急农业援助和特别程序,公正,公平地烟草改革法案2000 4 .这种行为为目的的价格支持烟农给予他们支付高达10年.
报道说,总额农业补贴支付去年估计为1.57万美元.
一个组织的环境要求保持信息工作组的所有农业补贴,由政府支付.该小组审查补贴之间的1995年和2000三年.
它说,百分之十的农场收到72政府补贴百分之期间9期.该组织说,大农场,这些有组织的公司或合伙企业获得最多的援助.报告说,大农场得到更多的援助,即使他们是更有利可图的比小的家庭农场.
批评人士说,农业补贴,成本很高,而且浪费.批评者还指出,补贴仅向种植者的广泛交易的作物,如玉米,棉花,小麦和大豆.
但是,许多农民,包括谁只收到数千元一年,支持补贴计划.他们说,小农业社区在这样的明尼苏达州,内布拉斯加州和南达科他州将无法生存的援助.
这美国之音特别英语农业部报告撰写马里奥斯科特里特.这是格温Outen .