But farmers and real-estate investors fear the plan may drive down the value of their land.

Many farmers in California fear that much of this land would be taken out of production.

At one point, the farmer dimly feared all his resistance was for nothing.

But farmers fear rising costs and bristle at more Government interference in their business.

The British government's announcement triggered, finally, the financial catastrophe that farmers and the government had been fearing.

The fields are untended because the farmers fear being exposed to the snipers.

Small farmers fear that large farms will gain more from the hormone.

And the farmers fear the wet conditions may prevent them from planting other crops this summer.

You said that farmers fear the future in any case.

Some farmers fear that if milk production is raised, prices will drop, and they will be driven out of business.