Soybean aphid

use, sustainable soybean cultivation is the best approach to improve Peruvian infrastructure, economy and future preservation of natural areas. There are many potential land uses for the Tambopata Reserve. One of which, that gains much environmentalist backing, is slash and burn agriculture. While this method of agriculture has long traditionally been employed and

9,10 (See Table 1.1) Table 1.1: Isoflavones (mg) in Soy Foods Food #mg 60 g textured vegetable (soy) protein 45 mg ½ cup miso 59 mg ½ cup soybeans, boiled 47 mg 3 oz tempeh 37 mg 1 cup soy milk 30 mg 3 oz tofu 20 mg Source: USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory There are many proposed mechanisms that attempt to explain how the phytochemicals in soybeans exhibit anti-carcinogenic activity. We do know that genistein affects microRNA expression – targeted translation inhibitors for multiple proteins

U.S. - China Trade in Soybeans Meng Yuan Author Note This paper was prepared for Econ 4431W, taught by Professor Sahi. I. Introduction Soybeans are the primary American export to China, and currently the soybean trade between the U.S. and China is stable. China is the number one soybean buyer of U.S. soybeans. At the same time, soybeans account for more than 50 percent of the total U.S. agricultural exports to China, which also plays an important role in China-U.S. trade. The

The Monsanto Corporation is an agricultural company that is split into four different categories: agricultural seed, vegetable seeds, weed control, and traits, technologies and partnering. They are a fortune 500 company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 21,183 employees at over 400 facilities in 66 countries around the world. I will be focusing on the agricultural seed market of Monsanto. Monsanto top brand are DeKalb, Asgrow, Deltapine. These three are their “bread and butter” and a

REVIEW OF “THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOFUELS IN LATIN AMERICA” CHIKE CYRILAMAEFULE Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD4222, Australia This paper gives an outline of the hotspots of contentions in biofuel production in Latin America. It shows researches on accessible sustainability instruments and activities to guarantee practical biofuel generation in Latin America, and examines the benefits, advantages and obstructions of implementing sustainability initiatives of

The food products we consume on a daily basis are made up of at least one ingredient. In the case of processed foods, individual ingredients are often quite numerous. In the interest of understanding the origins of just one of these ingredient I pondered my favorite foods that also contained a great number of ingredients. I am personally very fond of physical activity and, subsequently, I have always valued protein in my diet. Protein is vital for maintaining the body’s metabolic functions and it

deforestation. Brazil has cleared up to 24 to 25 million hectares for the growth of soybean crops and is the second largest producer of soybeans. Cattle ranching and soy beans are linked together because when farmers expand to develop deeper into the forest, and abandon cattle pastures; they plant soy beans on the pasture to reuse the land. Deforestation started in the early 90’s because of the agriculture of soybeans and cattle ranches. In 1995 11,200 square miles of the Amazon Rainforest was cut down

fed raw soybeans for the first 3 weeks of the trial, however, by the 4th week, both treatments produced similar sized birds. In terms of growth rate, as seen in Figure 2, the birds in both treatments showed exponential growth between the 3rd and 4th week of treatments. This was slightly more noticeable in he raw soybean treatment. The percent fat of the bird’s body composition, depicted in Figure 3, was highest on days 14 and 21 of the treatments, however, more so in the roasted soybean treatment

life until another year or harvest comes around. Birger, j. (2007). The great corn gold rush. CNN Money, Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/29/magazines/fortune/corn_gold_rush.fortune/index.htm Breamer, J. (2009). Demand for corn and soybeans continue in 2010. High Plains Journal, (53), Retrieved from http://www.hpj.com/archives/2009/dec09/dec28/1228CropOutlookwspeakerpicj.cfm Law of supply. (n.d.). Investopia News and Articles, Retrieved from

of land in the Amazon rainforest (Food for Thought). Soy has been popularized in the past decade as a healthy protein substitute for the restricted diets of vegetarians and vegans. In the past 40 years, soybean production has increased by 500% (Soy Benefits). International demand for the soybean has been on the rise, and with it comes an increase in deforestation and