1.   The horse landscape Today in a horse landscape horses steam in the lee of thorn hedges on soaking fields.

2.   But with hurricane-force winds flattening crops and rain soaking their fields it was the health of the immature corn and soybean crops that worried farmers most.

3.   Soybeans and corn dropped after weekend rains soaked dry fields in eastern crop regions, raising hopes for a larger harvest.

4.   U.S. corn and soybean crops improved for the second consecutive week as rainfall from tropical storms soaked dry fields during critical growth periods.

5.   Heavy downpours soaked the field Thursday, preventing play on the second day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in the southern city of Madras.

6.   He spoke as a brief downpour soaked the field of the new Olympic Stadium and delayed the first public rehearsal of the ceremonies.

7.   Soldiers wearing rain gear and camouflage helmets ran through mud and fog alongside tanks in a rain soaked field.

8.   Wheat futures plummeted on the Chicago Board of Trade after rains soaked fields in Kansas and Texas overnight, improving crop prospects with farmers poised to sow winter wheat.