http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/soybeans Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:44:09 -0400 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:44:09 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/964/is-the-switch-to-organic-soybeans-possible By Chris Everett - Soybeans first appeared on the world stage when Chinese farmers began cultivating them around 1100 B.C. (North Carolina Soybean Producers Association, Inc.). The plant quickly spread to the rest of Southeast Asia and became an integral part of the regional diet. In the 1700s, the soybean debuted in Europe, occurring only after the success and subsequent demand for soy sauce. Soybean cultivation in the United States began in the late 1700s, but it wasn’t until the late 1800s that soybeans were planted on a large scale and, even then, they were usually used as forage for livestock (North Carolina... Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:01 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/964/is-the-switch-to-organic-soybeans-possible