31.   In theory, this would help farmers by enabling them to withhold their crops from the market until the price rose.

32.   Indeed, both the loan program and the assistance effort have helped these farmers.

33.   It also helps wheat farmers by exempting them from sanctions on India and Pakistan for exploding nuclear devices and protects subsidies for sugar processors and peanut farmers.

34.   It was not enough, however, to help farmers.

35.   Jean-Baptiste is executive director of the Peasant Movement of Papay, a grass-roots organization in Haiti that helps farmers.

36.   Last year, she earned an MBA at Wilfrid Laurier University in nearby Waterloo, and she now works for a company that helps farmers with their income taxes.

37.   Kessler also told lawmakers to help tobacco farmers, a sentiment echoed by former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, who also testified before the committee.

38.   Lugar said he wanted a revised farm policy to provide more money to conserve land, improve rural communities and help farmers who are not doing well.

39.   Moscoso paints herself as a populist and has promised to raise tariffs, jumpstart local industry, and help farmers.

40.   Obviously, the laws do not help farmers or ranchers recoup losses from statements damaging to their products.