Bardole was among a group of farmers who watched a Cargill plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, bag 100 metric tons of textured soy protein that for some children will be the difference between malnutrition and good health. Since its 2000 inception by the Iowa Soybean Association and other state soybean grower groups, WISHH has helped develop sustainable protein solutions for nutrition and health in 23 developing nations. I want to build my soybean markets," he added. Soybean farmers improve...

April 9, 2007 -- Got milk? Weightlifters will want to raise a glass after a new study found that milk protein is significantly better than soy at building muscle mass. It compared how much muscle protein young men gained after completing a heavy weight workout followed by consumption of equivalent amounts of protein as either fluid skim milk or a soy drink. The findings would suggest that if men consume only skim milk (two cups) after each of their workouts, they would gain almost twice as...

LOUIS (AP) -- Monsanto co., the world's largest seed company, said Wednesday a booming market for corn-based ethanol has fueled its corn seed sales and boosted profits by 23 percent in the second-quarter. But the profit margin on corn helped offset the pinch on other crops, delivering a net gain for Monsanto's seed division, Crews said. The company also depends on cotton and soybean sales, which have been hurt by corn's rise. Monsanto supplies seeds for corn and other grains that are...

The rally in soybean prices was a big help in moving corn off limit-down levels but the price activity in December corn was also a big factor, Kleist said. Selling eased after midsession, when soybean futures and soybean meal rallied. Market Watch Online email. In addition, the corn crop isn t in the ground and in many areas farmers can t get into their fields to prepare the ground for planting, and given the fact that farmers are expected to plant 90 million acres this year, time is of...

THE Chicago Board of Trade soybean oil futures prices closed the week slightly lower after surrendering all of the earlier rebound gains triggered by the recovery in corn and soybean prices. Higher March exports provided the market with some positive impetus. US corn planting is usually done from early April to mid May to obtain maximum yields, whereas soybean can be seeded after mid-May and still provide an excellent yield. Traders said US farmers might switch some of their corn acreage...

Vanishing cropland and diminishing water supplies are hampering China's ability to feed itself, and the increasing use of farmland in the United States to produce biofuels such as ethanol is pushing China to seek more of its agricultural staples from South America, where land is still cheap and plentiful. Plagued by scarce water supplies, China is turning to a new trading partner 15,000 miles away -- Brazil -- to supply more protein-packed beans essential to a richer diet. Vanishing...