Agriculture Quotes

“The farmer and the worker belong together.”

“The farmer is the first and most important of all manufacturers.”

“To be interested in food but not in food production is clearly absurd.”

“Eating is an agricultural act.”

“God speed the plough.”

“Get a farm. The farmers are going to be driving Lamborghinis.”

“The Renewable Fuel Standard has been a success.”

“Poor peasant, poor kingdom; poor kingdom, poor king.”

“Agriculture is the backbone of South Dakota's economy.”

“A safe and abundant food supply is a national security issue.”

“I'm a farmer at heart. I grew up on a farm.”

“Agriculture is the backbone of South Dakota's economy.”

“An impoverished soil, impoverished farmers, and an impoverished country is the inevitable result of abandoning the land for the factory.”

“The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.”

“Agriculture is not just a part of our economy; it is a part of our heritage and our way of life.”

“We want to make sure that our farmers are treated fairly.”

“We're a nation of innovators, and that's particularly true in agriculture.”

“The farm bill is not a partisan issue. It's an American issue.”

“The biggest impediment to feeding the world is the romanticization of peasant agriculture.”

“My goal is to make USDA the most effective, most efficient, most customer-focused agency in the federal government.”