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    Soybean Horseshit Quotes

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    Soybeans, God, and Horseshit Small towns always have a distinct smell. You won’t notice it at first. No one really does. There’s always too much shit in the air. Horses, cows, pigs, chickens. Good old boys and god. Drivers will wave you on at stop signs, regardless of the fact that it’s their turn. Downtown will be historic, but all the buildings will be crumbling, and no one will be able to afford the restoration. The people will be friendly, tired, and stupid. And the smell will never leave.…

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    Soybean price trend analysis Soybean is a cash crop and is one of the most versatile crops. It is a foremost provider of the vegetable oil, protein and feed in the world. It accounts for 8% of the total arable land available globally. The production of soybean is highly concentrated within the four countries, the United States, Brazil, Argentina and China. These account for 86% of the total crop output. The agronomic advancements have led to a dramatic growth in the production of soybean…

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    Powdery mildew in soybeans, caused by the fungus Microsphaera diffusa, is a leaf disease in soybeans, and it also affects other legumes. The disease requires cool air temperatures and low relative humidity, making it uncommon during Midwest summers. Powdery mildew occurs only occasionally in soybeans in the Midwest and Upper Midwest. Epidemics have been reported about every 10 to 15 years. Nonetheless, powdery mildew can cause significant yield loss when it occurs, so it’s important for farmers…

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    crops was created to improve their germplasm for the best possible crops. One of the most heavily modified crop is the soybean, since 1996 they have been changed to create larger yield for famers and higher resistance to insects, drought, etc. GMO Soybeans has improved the food industry because of the higher yield productions. Research Question: How does genetically altering soybeans affect the yield? Background information: Throughout the last 22 years genetically modified food has been on…

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    GMO Argument Essay

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    as to their benefits and drawbacks. One of the highest genetically modified species includes soybeans and in fact up to 85% of soybeans grown in the United States of America have been genetically modified. Economic pressures have caused more and more nations to start producing GM soybean. A lot of risk benefit analysis has to be done in order for a nation to determine whether continuing to produce GM soybean is the correct thing to do. Nations must examine the economic,…

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    Septoria Brown Spot Essay

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    Symptoms of septoria brown spot are small, angular to somewhat circular, red- to brown-colored spots, ranging from minute specks to ¼-inch diameter, on the lower soybean leaves. Individual spots can merge with adjacent lesions to form large, irregular-shaped leaf blotches. Small dark specks may appear on older lesions. The fungus causes infected leaves to turn yellow and drop from the plants. The lifecycle of the septoria brown spot fungus begins when it overwinters in crop residue, infected…

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    Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, refer to crop plants or animals that have been altered through artificial selection. This is done through planting the specific desirable traits of one organism into the DNA of another organism with; otherwise, undesirable traits. The gene inserted into the new organism grants that very organism the ability to possess the same traits as the “parent” organism. Characteristics usually sought after restrain to better nutritional value, gained through the…

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    Buriti Oil Case Study

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    observed in the scientific article was that the addition of soybean or buriti oil had a direct effect to the liver weight of rats registered to iron overload. b.) The questions that they asked to address the hypothesis in the figure were whether or not iron intake had an influence on the weight gain of rats, and if there was a difference between the control groups fed with soybean oil and buriti oil, as well as experimental groups fed with soybean and buriti oil. Another question that was…

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    Supreme Court on February 19, 2013. The plaintiff Monsanto patented a soybean that resisted its own Round Up Ready herbicide (“Supreme Court,” n.d). Monsanto Company constructed a contract for farmers to sign prior to using the seeds. The contract obligates farmers to acknowledge the intent of never saving seeds from the resulting crop. This meant that the farmer would be obliged to purchase new seeds annually. The patented soybean was said to be violated by Vernon Bowman. Respondent Monsanto…

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