- Lord
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- Nov 07, 2020
Farmers Quotes
Lines on the people who work the land.
These quotes speak to the pressures facing farmers today, including the striking claim that hundreds are leaving the profession every week even as others keep fighting on their behalf. Related themes continue in our Farm quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
If prices drop, we have to protect farmers from distress; if prices rise, we should be ready to pay market rates.
- Nov 07, 2020
Parity is for farmers.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the California legislature in the '80s, the organic growers, who were sort of the small hippie farmers in those days, brought it to my attention that there were no regulations on organic labeling. In essence, anybody could just grow a thing any way they wanted and put 'organic' on it.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the EPA says that property owners, farmers, and livestock producers must stomach higher costs, longer delays, and bigger headaches, it's up to Congress to put up a roadblock.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Farmers were always generalists. They had to know science and commerce and all sorts of practical things.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were farmers' kids from South Dakota. My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be responsible and major in something pragmatic.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Lincolnshire, trying to get the daughters of farmers and policemen to like me. It didn't go well until I got to college where, suddenly, there were different sorts of humans.
- Crop
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- Nov 07, 2020
By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many labourers can trace their descent from farmers or well-to-do people, and it is not uncommon to find here and there a man who believes that he is entitled to a large property in Chancery, or elsewhere, as the heir.
- Factors
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- Nov 07, 2020
The factors that have been holding farmers back are similar to those that threaten other types of growth in Africa. Infrastructure and transport are in many cases quite poor, resulting in the losses of huge amounts of produce.
- Delight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Close interaction with farmers and scientists can expose the chef to new flavours that can be used to delight diners.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our country is indebted to our farmers who are our annadata, because of whose hard work we are self-reliant in foodgrain.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I help a farmer, I don't differentiate between them based on their region, as farmers have no borders. I want to live like a world citizen and react like a human being.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our farmers have become family.
- Best Interests
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was in the best interests of Zavala and other counties that we move forward with a farm bill and provide certainty to ranchers, farmers, food banks, and other providers.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must have all of them.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020