11.   Even EEP opponents see the need for some kind of safety net to protect farmers from the whims of the volatile world market.

12.   European countries and Japan strongly argue that farmers must be protected in order to preserve rural life.

13.   For Europe and Japan, that means lowering the wall protecting their farmers.

14.   Glickman said the administration is looking at ways of protecting farmers, instead of simply handing out emergency aid each time a disaster strikes.

15.   He said American farmers would be protected against unfair foreign trade practices under his legislation and efficient ones would still profit.

16.   He said he thought that the existing laws that are supposed to protect farmers were adequate.

17.   However, Hux said the program is needed to protect cotton farmers because of a volatile world market.

18.   In a letter released at the hearing, Harshbarger said he supported the goal of protecting dairy farmers.

19.   In changing a decades-old quota system that largely protected Southern farmers, Congress is drawing criticism from both sides.

20.   Japan raised tariffs on Chinese leeks, shiitake mushrooms and reeds used to make floor mats in an effort to protect farmers from cheap imports.