11.  In the wake of the California decision, farmers and big agricultural companies are scrambling to build new ethanol plants in the Midwest and Plains states.

12.  International agricultural companies are pouring increasing amounts of capital into Brazil in acknowledgment of its potential.

13.  Many farmers are worried about being squeezed by giant agricultural companies.

14.  Monsanto Co. bought stakes in two more agricultural companies as it forges ahead with its goal of becoming a dominant developer of genetically enhanced crops.

15.  Should the medical biotech companies, which have so far remained largely free of the controversy that surrounds genetically engineered food, stand up for the agricultural companies?

16.  Some of the investments will spin agricultural companies out of existing pharmaceutical-related biotechnology concerns.

17.  Some agricultural companies will no doubt argue that all of these processes are permitted and therefore should be allowed for organic food too.

18.  Some agricultural processing companies expect big markets if they can make new products that have environmental benefits.

19.  The biggest beneficiaries of the bill would be large agricultural companies, which have lobbied Congress for years to lift the embargo.

20.  The medical biotechnology companies are, in effect, subsidizing the lobbying for the agricultural companies.