Taxpayers and power customers pay that subsidy, often to grow crops we are encouraging farmers elsewhere in the country not to grow.

He was especially interested in the bole weevil infestation in the South and in encouraging farmers to diversify to try to prevent such disasters.

The growing frenzy began in the mid-1990's, when prices were high, encouraging farmers to invest heavily in new marshes.

Unloading Stockpiles The American view is that import restrictions and price supports keep prices high, encouraging farmers to produce too much.

The American position on farm matters has been that import restrictions and price supports keep prices high, encouraging farmers to produce too much.

Red Barn has started a credit-trading business and is encouraging farmers to seek the state credits and join the market.

Taking these factors into account, there have recently been put forward several imaginative proposals aimed at encouraging farmers and landowners to create a more aesthetically pleasing landscape.

Mr. Lyng said that the Administration had no intention of encouraging farmers to increase soybean production.

The Japanese leadership's conviction that their country was overcrowded - especially in rural areas - led to encouraging farmers to emigrate.

Dr. Goldburg expressed concern that biotech companies had been given the responsibility for encouraging farmers to protect monarchs.