How Brazil outfarmed the American farmer

After a half-century of dominance, the U.S. is losing its edge in agriculture to a booming, high-tech Latin American powerhouse. Its secret weapon? Soybeans.

 

http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/news/international/brazil_soy.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008011917

 

[Fascinating article.   A real eye opener.]