11.   Grain farmers were praised for providing Americans with the safest and least expensive food in the world.

12.   Herds grew in the past year as cheap feed grains encouraged farmers to produce more hogs.

13.   If they were permitted in agriculture, for example, a grain farmer could sign a contract to sell corn at harvest time to an elevator.

14.   In a trade option, a grain farmer, for instance, could sign a contract in the spring to sell corn at harvest time to a grain elevator.

15.   Instead, government aid made up two-thirds of income for grain farmers last year.

16.   Instead, it is aimed at grain farmers.

17.   Large Midwestern grain farmers favor these changes, which would give them greater flexibility to plant crops that pay high market prices.

18.   Large Midwestern grain farmers favor these changes, which gives them the freedom to decide when to plant, what to plant and how much to plant.

19.   Nanjundaswamy tells them fast-food chains like KFC will buy from large chicken hatcheries and hire big grain farmers to feed the birds.

20.   On the other hand, Canadian grain farmers receive government subsidies and other supports to tide them over during years when wheat prices are depressed.