If you wanted to, you could grow soybeans in your backyard garden in the same way you grow green beans or peas, but most people buy the dried beans in bags at the store. Even though soy milk has been around for more than 2,000 years, I had no inkling that it existed. To make soy milk, you start with half a cup of soybeans and soak them in water for half a day to soften them. If you were to start with soaked soy beans, make the soy milk and then make tofu, the whole process would take less...

Jefferson County s corn acreage had declined to under 10,000 acres for the past several years, but may increase by as much as 300 percent this year, Plunkett said. Soybean acres in some counties have moved into corn production, according to our specialists. The driver? Ethanol, which is elevating corn prices and prompting growing interests in building ethanol or biodiesel production facilities in Southeast Arkansas. Industry sales reps are also bemoaning the loss of soybean acres to corn...

For corn, the persistent high rate of exports, along with large unshipped sales as of April 19, has led to ideas that exports for the current year could exceed the April projection of 2.25 billion bushels. However, the large domestic inventory of soybean oil and meal along with the large South American harvest should temper expectations for the remainder of the marketing year. For soybeans, changes in projections of use for the current marketing year will likely be small, if any changes...

During Soyfoods Month, many markets will be offering you opportunities to savor soy with in-store demos and samplings, classes and more. Many soy-based alternatives to popular American food items are higher in protein, lower in calories and in fat, and also provide fiber, which helps make them satisfying. Take a trip to the vegetable section of the frozen food aisle and pick up some shelled edamame (green soybeans) Soyfoods are everywhere these days-in your supermarket, in restaurants,...

soybeans, along with large unshipped sales, suggest that exports for the year might exceed the current projection of 1.08 billion bushels," said Good. Shipments averaged 42 million bushels per week through the first 33 weeks of the year and need to average 45 million per week for the last 19 weeks of the year to reach the current projection. The first projections for the 2007-08 marketing year will be included. soybean crop will likely be based on the NASS report of planting intentions,...

When the scientists could see their model was working, they injected two formulations of hydrolyzed soy protein and soy peptides so the scientists could monitor the effects of each on food intake and weight loss. The experiment not only showed that soy peptides could interact with receptors in the brain, it also demonstrated that eating less isnt always the reason for weight loss, the researcher said. To compare soy peptides with leptin, de Mejias graduate student Nerissa Vaughn, with the...