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• n  a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• n  erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
• n  the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

• In 1929, Henry Ford I discovered the soybean.
• A tiny sliver of transitional rain forest is surrounded by hectares of soybean fields in the Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
• He watches men converting rain forest into cattle pastures and soybean fields with bulldozers and chains.

• soy
• soya bean
• soya
• soybean plant
• soja
• soja bean
• Glycine max

News & Articles

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• Late soybean planting leaves crop vulnerable to storms
  ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Heavy rains in early April delayed soybean planting in Mississippi and Louisiana. Farmers said the optimal time to plant soybeans is early to mid-April, but excess rain caused area farmers to plant in late April and May.
  June 17, 2013 - Mississippi Business Journal
• Weather forces soybean delays in the Miss.-La. - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - Farmers may be in for a wild ride during this year's soybean season. Farmer Noble Guedon tells The Natchez Democrat ( http://bit.ly/18Q5lAX ) heavy April rains caused a delay in planting for many area farmers.
  June 17, 2013 - WXVT 15 Greenville
• Record Soybean Glut Is Seen Worsening as China’s Appetite Eases
  Soybean imports by China, the biggest buyer, may be lower than official U.S. forecasts, deepening a glut and weighing down prices as global reserves are set to reach a record.
  June 16, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• St Jerome in CattleNetwork.com
  Dairyland Seed's investment in R&D, its product portfolio and brand will strengthen our corn, soybean and alfalfa business,said Jerome Peribere, president and CEO, Dow AgroSciences. "Going forward, Dairyland Seed customers will have...
• Sharad Pawar in Reuters India
  Prices of soybean, groundnut and overall oilseeds have gone down substantially. We will have to protect farmers and we may impose duty on crude palm oil,Pawar said.
• Takeshi Rikio in PR Newswire UK (press release)
  Soybeans are an essential part of the Japanese people's diet, and the maintenance of a stable supply is extremely important for our life as a nation,said JOFEIA Chairman Takeshi Inoue. "I congratulate the American Soybean Association on 50...