Of all the beans found in nature, soy is the only one that has high quality protein equal to animal protein, a vital part of the nutrition equation and possibly weight control. Soyfoods Month 2007 activities will educate consumers about how easy soy foods are to find, prepare and incorporate into a healthy lifestyle and haute cuisine. Soyfoods Association of North America :: Discover How Easily Soy Foods Fit into a Healthy, Active Lifestyle. For baby boomers and their parents, soy foods...

Department of Agriculture on Friday projected the state's corn crop at 2.6 million acres, up 54 percent from last year and the largest crop since record-keeping began in 1929. It excited them more than some of the other crops, and that's where you saw the acreage shift. He said acres of durum, a wheat variety used to make pasta, are expected to be up because the crop is bringing about $1 more per bushel than spring wheat. North Dakota's soybean crop was projected at 3.1 million acres, down...

While some growers will weigh corn-on-corn options, the yield potential in some areas doesn't make it reasonable to plant the crop on the same acres every year. Although beans planted before May 1 have higher yield potential, growers need to be aware that crop insurance doesn't cover some early-planted soybeans. While no-till crops can provide convenience to soybean producers, many of them are also finding convenience in weed control by using glyphosate (Roundup) For many of the fields...

Despite large supplies, the market has to bid up soybeans to make sure enough acres are planted to the oilseed. Soybeans remain the miracle crop - both in terms of variety of uses and in the commodity's ability to maintain good prices. Soybean export sales for the 2007 marketing year have reached 62 percent of USDA's forecast, as compared with 68 percent on average for the last five years. Soybean meal has been under pressure as South America continues with soybean harvest and begins to...

Commodities markets responded to the larger-than-anticipated corn plantings, with corn prices quickly dropping 20 cents a bushel, hitting the limit and stopping trading for the day, said Mike Woolverton, grain marketing economist at Kansas State University. Commodities markets responded to the larger-than-anticipated corn plantings, with corn prices quickly dropping 20 cents a bushel, hitting the limit and stopping trading for the day, said Mike Woolverton, grain marketing economist at...