This amount ranks Illinois second in the nation in soybean production. When processed or added to other ingredients, soybeans are very useful. They turn up in all kinds of places, such as soap, paper and paint. Soybeans are also found in many foods, such as tofu, cereal, pizza, bread, cookies and frozen dinners. This is a tractor.
Farmers use tractors to prepare the land for planting and to pull many other farm implements.
Tractors are just one piece of equipment farmers use to do their jobs. This is a turkey. Turkey meat is especially popular on Thanksgiving. The weather is important to farmers because their jobs depend on it. The right mix of sunshine and rain is needed for crops to grow.