... shortenings, chocolate coatings, a flouringredient, and medicines. Soybean oil also is used in such industrial products asprinting inks, cosmetics, linoleum, vinyl plastics, paints, caulking compounds, ... mention in this chapter. In the agricultural sector, we have witnessed the advent of no tillage farming;significant increases in the use of organic farming practices, including a decrease in the ... theprimary system in use. As a result, we have increased production costs. Fewer peo-ple are engaged in farming. There is an increase in the incidence of crop pests. And,there is a reduction in quality...