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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                 (Rule 13d-101)


                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
                    PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS
                     THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                        Planet Polymer Technologies, Inc.
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                           Common Stock, No Par Value
         ---------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    727044109
              -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                              David M. Hayes, Esq.
                                 c/o Agway Inc.
                                  P.O. Box 4933
                          Syracuse, New York 13221-4933
                                  315-449-6436
          ------------------------------------------------------------
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 August 31, 1999
         --------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f),  or 13d-1(g),  check the following
box    .
   ---
Note:  Schedules  filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the  schedule,  including  all  exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 or  otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of that  section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 727044109

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

        Agway Inc.
         (I.R.S. Identification No. 15-0277720)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) |x|
                                                        (b) |  |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC USE ONLY

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*

        AF

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                      -----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       Delaware

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF        (7) SOLE VOTING POWER                0 shares
 SHARES          --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY     (8) SHARED VOTING POWER              3,000,000 shares
 OWNED BY        --------------------------------------------------------
   EACH          (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER           0 shares
 REPORTING       --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH      (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER        3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES*

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     36%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No. 727044109

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

        Agway Financial Corporation
         (I.R.S. Identification No. 06-1174232)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) |x|
                                                        (b) |  |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC USE ONLY

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                      --------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NUMBER OF        (7) SOLE VOTING POWER                 0 shares
  SHARES          -------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      (8) SHARED VOTING POWER               3,000,000 shares
 OWNED BY          ------------------------------------------------------
   EACH           (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER            0 shares
 REPORTING         ------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH       (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER         3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES*

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     36%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

CUSIP No.727044109
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

      Agway Holdings Inc.
       (I.R.S. Identification No. 06-1174231)

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (a) |X|
                                                        (b) |  |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3)  SEC USE ONLY

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO 2(d) OR 2(e)
                                       --------
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NUMBER OF       (7) SOLE VOTING POWER                   0 shares
  SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY     (8) SHARED VOTING POWER                 3,000,000 shares
 OWNED BY        --------------------------------------------------------
   EACH          (9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER              0 shares
 REPORTING       --------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH      (10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER           3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               3,000,000 shares
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
<PAGE>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     36%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     CO
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------



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Item 1. Security and Issuer.  This Schedule  relates to the Common Stock, no par
value, of Planet Polymer  Technologies,  Inc.. The Issuer's principal  executive
offices are located at 9985 Businesspark Avenue, Suite A, San Diego, CA 92131.

Item 2.   Identity and Background.

(a) This  Schedule is filed on behalf of (i) Agway Inc., a Delaware  corporation
("Agway");  (ii) Agway Financial Corporation,  a Delaware corporation and wholly
owned  subsidiary of Agway  ("AFC");  and (iii) Agway  Holdings Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of AFC ("AHI"). Each of the foregoing is
hereinafter   referred  to,   individually,   as  a   "Reporting   Person"  and,
collectively,  as the  "Reporting  Persons."  Information  required  by  items 2
through 6 of this  Schedule is also being  provided  regarding the directors and
executive officers of Agway, AFC and AHI (the "Individuals").

(b) The principal  office and business  address of the Reporting  Persons is c/o
Agway Inc., 333 Butternut Drive, DeWitt, NY 13214.

(c)  Agway  is  an  agricultural   cooperative   that  is  directly  engaged  in
manufacturing,  processing,  distribution and marketing of products and services
to its farmer-members and other customers,  primarily in the Northeastern United
States and Ohio. In addition, Agway is involved in retail and wholesale sales of
farm supplies, yard and garden products, pet food and pet supplies;  repackaging
and marketing of produce;  and processing and marketing  sunflower seeds. Agway,
through  certain  of  its  subsidiaries,  is  involved  in the  distribution  of
petroleum products;  lease financing; the underwriting and sale of certain types
of property and casualty insurance; and the sale of health insurance.

AFC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Agway whose principal  business  consists of
securing  financing  through bank  borrowings and the issuance of corporate debt
instruments  to provide  funds for general  corporate  purposes to Agway and its
direct subsidiaries and to AHI and AHI's subsidiaries.

AHI is a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of AFC and is a holding  company for various
subsidiaries involved in distribution of petroleum products;  leasing financing;
the underwriting  and sale of certain types of property and casualty  insurance;
and the sale of health insurance.


The names and certain information regarding the directors and executive officers
of Agway, AFC and AHI are set forth in Exhibit G.

(d)  N/A

(e)  N/A

(f)   Agway is a Delaware corporation.
      AFC is a Delaware corporation.
      AHI is a Delaware corporation.
      The Individuals are all United States citizens.


<PAGE>



Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

See Item 5.

Item 4.   Purpose of the Transaction.

An increase in  beneficiary  ownership of the  officers  and  directors of Agway
Inc.,  AFC and AHI was caused by the  purchase of common  stock  during a window
period between August 18, 1999 and August 31, 1999. See Item 5.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

As of August 31, 1999,  the officers,  directors and other named  employees (the
"Individuals") of Agway Inc., AFC and AHI (the "Reporting Persons") beneficially
owned 52,530  shares or 0.8% of common  stock of the Issuer (the  "Securities").
The Individuals purchased these Securities during a window period between August
18,  1999 and  August 31,  1999 under the  policies  of Agway.  The  Individuals
purchased such Securities with their own personal cash assets.

The Individuals of the Reporting  Persons have purchased such Securities  solely
for personal investment purposes, and there is no agreement with Agway, or among
such persons, as to the voting or disposition of the Securities.

Under the  Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the  Reporting  Persons,  including  the
Individuals,  are prohibited from owning more than  forty-five  percent (45%) of
the  Issuer's  common  stock  outstanding  at the  time of such  acquisition  or
acquisition agreement.

The Reporting  Persons  disclaim any  beneficial  ownership  over the Securities
purchased by the Individuals.

Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with  Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.

Not applicable.

Item 7.   Materials to be Filed as Exhibits:

Exhibit G - Information Regarding Directors and Executive Officers of Agway, AFC
            and AHI.




<PAGE>



After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


September 15, 1999



                    /s/
                    --------------------------
                    Agway Inc.
                    by:  Peter J. O'Neill
                     Senior Vice President
                     Finance & Control


                   /s/
                   ---------------------------
                   Agway Financial Corporation
                   by:  Peter J. O'Neill
                    Vice President & Director

                   /s/
                   ---------------------------
                   Agway Holdings Inc.
                   by:  Peter J. O'Neill
                    Vice President & Director



                                   EXHIBIT G
<PAGE>


                                    EXHIBIT G

                      Information with Respect to Executive
                    Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
                    -----------------------------------------

       The  following  sets  forth  as to each  of the  executive  officers  and
directors of the undersigned:  his name; his business  address;  and his present
principal  occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address
of any corporation or other  organization in which such employment is conducted.
Unless  otherwise  specified,  the principal  employer of each officer is Agway,
AFC, or AHI, the business  address of each of which is c/o Agway Inc.,  P.O. Box
4933, Syracuse, New York 13221-4933 (tel. 315-449-6436) and each such individual
identified below is a citizen of the United States. The principal  occupation of
all directors of Agway is full-time  farming.  To the knowledge of the Reporting
Persons,  during the last five  years,  no such person has been  convicted  in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors),  and
no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of  competent  jurisdiction  as a result of which he was or is subject to a
judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating  activities  subject to, federal or state securities law or finding
any violation  with respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) of this
Schedule 13D.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   Agway Inc. Officers
                                                   -------------------
                                                                                                           Shares
                                                                                                        Beneficially
       Name                            Present Principal Occupation                                        Owned
- ---------------------         --------------------------------------------------                        ------------
<S>                           <C>                                                                         <C>
Donald P. Cardarelli          President and Chief Executive Officer                                            0
Daniel J. Edinger             President, Telmark LLC                                                           0
John F. Feeney                Corporate Controller                                                             0
Robert A. Fischer, Jr.        President, Agriculture and Retail Group                                     13,000
David M. Hayes                Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary                             0
Stephen H. Hoefer             Senior Vice President, Public Affairs                                            0
Michael R. Hopsicker          President, Agway Energy Products LLC                                             0
Karen A. Johnson              Treasurer                                                                        0
Dennis J. LaHood              President, Country Products Group                                                0
Peter J. O'Neill              Senior Vice President, Finance & Control                                         0
William L. Parker             Vice President and Chief Information Officer                                     0
Robert D. Sears               Vice President, Membership                                                       0
Gerald R. Seeber              Senior Vice President, Administrative Services and President,                    0
                              Agway Insurance Group
G. Leslie Smith               Vice President and Chief Investment Officer                                      0


</TABLE>


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Agway Inc. Board of Directors
                                             -----------------------------
                                                                                                            Shares
                                                                                                         Beneficially
     Name                        Business Name                    Business Address                          Owned
- ------------------           -----------------------          ------------------------                   ------------
<S>                          <C>                              <C>                                          <C>
Ralph H. Heffner             Jersey Acres Farms Inc.          RD2, Box 422                                  1,000
                                                              Panther Valley Road
                                                              Pine Grove, PA 17963
Gary K. Van Slyke            Van Slyke's Dairy Farm           5633 Griffith Road                                0
                                                              Portageville, NY 14536
Kevin B. Barrett             Heavenly View Farm               RD 4, Box 175                                     0
                                                              Barrett Road
                                                              Towanda, PA 18848
Keith H. Carlisle            Carlisle Bros., Inc.             RD 1, Box 72A                                 4,000
                                                              Rt. 36
                                                              Greenwood, DE 19950
D. Gilbert Couser            Shawangunk View Farm             426 Drexel Dr.                                    0
                                                              Pine Bush, NY 12566
Andrew J. Gilbert            Adon Farms                       Box 517                                       1,000
                                                              State Highway 72
                                                              Potsdam, NY 13676
Peter D. Hanks               Big Green Farms, Inc.            Star Route, Box 41                                0
                                                              Hanks Road
                                                              Salem, NY 12865
Robert L. Marshman           Marshman Farms                   RD 3, Box 116 (E. River Rd.)                      0
                                                              Oxford, NY 13830
Jeffrey B. Martin            Martin Farms                     RD #4, Ridge Road                             1,000
                                                              Cazenovia, NY 13035
Samuel F. Minor              The Spring House                 1531 Rt. 136                                      0
                                                              Spring House
                                                              Washington, PA  15301
Carl D. Smith                Hillacre Farms                   RD 1, Box 1335                               15,000
                                                              Smith Road
                                                              Corinna, ME 04928
Thomas E. Smith              Lazy Acres Dairy                 180 Osborn Rd.                                    0
                                                              Greenville, PA 16125
Joel L. Wenger               Weng-Lea Farms                   8988 Hades Church Rd.                             0
                                                              Greencastle, PA 17225
Edwin C. Whitehead           White Ayr Farms                  71 Popple Swamp Rd.                           3,000
                                                              Washington Depot, CT  06794
William W. Young             Will-O-Crest Farm                800 County Rd. 27                             1,987
                                                              Clifton Springs, NY 14432
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Agway Financial Corporation
                         Board of Directors and Officers
                         --------------------------------
      Name                                  Present Title                     Shares Beneficially Owned
- ---------------------                   ----------------------                -------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                                       <C>
Donald P. Cardarelli                    Chairman of the Board,                                    0
                                        President, & Director

Peter J. O'Neill                        Vice President & Director                                 0

David M. Hayes                          Director                                                  0

Karen A. Johnson                        Treasurer                                                 0
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Agway Holdings Inc.
                          Board of Directors & Officers
                          -----------------------------
     Name                                    Present Title                     Shares Beneficially Owned
- ---------------------                   -------------------------              -------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                                       <C>
Donald P. Cardarelli                    Chairman of the Board,                                    0
                                        President, & Director

Peter J. O'Neill                        Vice President & Director                                 0

Dennis J. LaHood                        Vice President                                            0

David M. Hayes                          Director                                                  0

Karen A. Johnson                        Treasurer                                                 0
</TABLE>






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