1. And it lets grain, cotton or soybean farmers switch to peanuts without penalty, but usually also without any quota. 2. Bankers, soybean farmers and product-liability lawyers, for example, are involved in setting rules for their industries. 3. Agriculture Secretary Hoffman is fighting it, launching a media blitz on radio and television warning soybean farmers that the state will confiscate transgenic seeds. 4. Despite planting late, soybean farmers seemed least affected by all the crop stresses. 5. Farmers reported significant planting progress, particularly soybean farmers in Illinois, where sowing was far behind the five-year average. 6. Gerald Scheckel, a Kansas corn and soybean farmer, thought about buying a new corn planter for two years. 7. Graves said the company expects Brazilian soybean farmers to be among its biggest customers. 8. Humberto Falcao, a soybean farmer in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, is always looking for ways to improve his harvest. 9. Joe Sonnenmoser, a Weston soybean farmer, worries that consumers are not convinced that the new soybeans are safe. 10. Meanwhile, recent warm, dry weather is expected to help soybean farmers finish planting. |