Agriculture Quotes
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I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. (Quote by - John Salazar)
The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined. (Quote by - John Bruton)
African agriculture depends on labor. You can't produce crops if there is nobody to work on the farms. (Quote by - Annmarie Kormawa)
Although the polyester industry and U.S. agriculture markets remain weak, most of our other businesses began to see some volume improvement. (Quote by - Charles Holliday)
Opening agriculture is definitely a big barrier, but opening (South Korean) services will also be important. (Quote by - Daniella Markheim)
It is our understanding that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has allowed Ho Chi Minh City to retain its ban on poultry farming until February 2007 to ensure there is no recurrence of bird flu due to the lack of safety measures currently undertaken by the poultry industry in this region. We believe our system can be used as part of their safety measures and provide the ministry with enough information and assurances that once the ban is lifted, the possible infiltration of the deadly bird flu in poultry flocks can be detected and dealt with swiftly to avoid any further devastation. (Quote by - Perry Law)
We recognized Florida ranchlands contained some of the best environmental lands in the state. It's better to have agriculture than a mall or housing. (Quote by - Eric Draper)
Here Ceres' gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper's hand. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)
As one of the nation's top agricultural states, Nebraska has a great opportunity to provide input that will help shape the 2007 Farm Bill, .. This legislation will help determine commodity price supports, priorities with regard to conservation programs, as well as rural development, renewable energy and beginning farmer initiatives for several years to come. (Quote by - Dave Heineman)
The impact of climate change on agriculture could result in problems with food security and may threaten livelihood activities upon which much of the population depends. (Quote by - Ian Pearson)
Some sectors will become critical, like agriculture, energy and water We need different rules for these sectors. (Quote by - Thierry Breton)
The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies. (Quote by - Michael Pollan)
The government does not take the agriculture crisis seriously. (Quote by - Steve Webster)
Tremendous pressure was applied on both the Agriculture Department and the USDA to go to a Plan B. (Quote by - Doug Lockwood)
Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most of the fighting and market work?(Quote by - Gary Becker)
He was able to translate to the county commissioners and legislators how important agriculture is to this county. He had a great influence on the commissioners and other powers. (Quote by - Wayne Carland)
Most agree, whatever their party political position, that the West can and should open its agricultural markets more fully to the products of the poorer countries of the globe. They are agricultural societies that need our markets more than our charity. (Quote by - John Redwood)
College football is a sport that bears the same relation to education that bullfighting does to agriculture. (Quote by - Elbert Hubbard)
Several things outside of agriculture will affect the outlook. Interest rates, fuel and fertilizer costs, and other expenses will continue to rise. (Quote by - Scott Brown)
In December 2003, after pulling their heads out of the sand, the Department of Agriculture closed the barn door after the mad cow had already escaped, .. This bill will ensure that the door is never opened again to abusing sick animals, jeopardizing the public health, threatening the American consumer's confidence in the safety of our meat and potentially undermining a valuable sector of our economy. (Quote by - Gary Ackerman)
If it's good enough for McDonald's, it should be good enough for the Department of Agriculture. (Quote by - David Kessler)
As the first Member of Congress from western Washington to serve on the House Agriculture Committee in over 50 years, I am proud to represent the needs of our agriculture community. (Quote by - Rick Larsen)
There are no miracles in agricultural production. (Quote by - Norman Borlaug)
Most the people that I know in the agriculture community don't believe these people should automatically be given citizenship. They need to earn it like everyone else does. (Quote by - Sid Freeman)
So Iverson got to know the secretary of agriculture, who was a guy named Ezra Taft Benson. (Quote by - Ezra Taft Benson)
The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life. (Quote by - Arthur Keith)
This report tells people outside the agricultural sector what the relative pay of their region is. (Quote by - Charlotte Yee)
This is a critical time for animal agriculture in North America. It outlines the challenges and identifies some of the choices that need to be made. (Quote by - Charlie Stenholm)
Some areas that spring to mind are agriculture, democracy building, disaster relief, education, and science and technology. (Quote by - Richard Boucher)
The Internal Revenue Service says we are manufacturing, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture says we are agriculture. They are definitely not in agreement. (Quote by - Eric Ellis)
It would certainly help, from the standpoint of agriculture, to start getting more frequent rain. .. The pattern for the next week or two doesn't lend itself to having significant precipitation. (Quote by - Bill Sammler)
The heritage of the state is very agricultural. Re-energizing agriculture is the key to Indiana's economy. (Quote by - Deborah Abbott)
This would be another step for Boone in biotech and value-added agriculture to push that marketing niche we're forming in our community. (Quote by - Brent Trout)
North Dakota farmers and shippers need the railroad, and the BNSF reaps substantial revenue from agriculture, .. We continue to urge BNSF in the strongest possible terms, to enhance service and rates to meet market demand for all shipment sizes. (Quote by - John Hoeven)
Agricultural zoning laws are not real specific and they do not prohibit this kind of thing. What is different about this is the quantity of their activity and the proximity to our house. (Quote by - Gene Petersen)
In other states, they're passionate; they're not embarrassed by their agricultural roots. (Quote by - Frank Muir)
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare. (Quote by - G. K. Chesterton)
People say, 'Just shut the borders,' but they don't understand what that'll do to the agriculture in this country. (Quote by - Doug Holland)
I was at that time working as an agriculture missionary. I helped him purchase the materials to build a new home. (Quote by - David Brandon)
Look up! the wide extended plain Is billowy with its ripened grain, And on the summer winds are rolled Its waves of emerald and gold. (Quote by - William Henry Burleigh)
Wildlife, septic systems, agriculture, boats and road run-off all contributed to the problem. The town has worked to try to get these things corrected. (Quote by - Gary Sherman)
Agricultural equipment continues to become more complex, efficient and responsive to the user. We're constantly evolving our degree programs so our graduates are able to integrate the latest technologies into seamless systems like those represented in this tractor. (Quote by - Ramesh Kanwar)
Take ice. Ice is fascinating to me. Ice is the one thing in our world that went from an agricultural product to being manufactured. (Quote by - Alton Brown)
I got a cable from New York saying that what I'd written about the growth of Soviet agricultural production didn't make sense because the same levels were reached under the czars. I wanted to confirm it, but by then the censors were on to me. (Quote by - Harrison Salisbury)
We first discovered some of these canals and some of these agricultural features back in 1985 and dated them for the first time back in 1989. (Quote by - Tom Dillehay)
The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die. (Quote by - Barry Commoner)
European member states should avoid Romania's example, protect European agriculture and oppose Monsanto's application. (Quote by - Susanne Fromwald)
When the land is cultivated entirely by the spade, and no horses are kept, a cow is kept for every three acres of land. (Quote by - John Stuart Mill)
Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply. (Quote by - Norman Borlaug)
The problems we have faced all week continue, in agriculture, industrial goods, cotton. (Quote by - Keith Rockwell)
There was continuing strength in mining, equipment manufacturing, nonresidential construction and utilities. Against that, residential construction, parts of agriculture and both wholesale and retail report poor and falling business conditions. (Quote by - Alan Oster)
The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit. (Quote by - Cicero)
I cite a good example, say, of agriculture, .. In agriculture we need to move with speed to bring to full utilization the land that is now in our possession. We need to curb aspects of corruption that are endemic in the economy. We need to be transparent in everything that we do. We need to be consistent in implementing the policies we would have agreed. And not implement policies one day and reverse them the other day. (Quote by - Gideon Gono)
Texas has been hit especially hard this year by a continuing drought, threatening high winds and increasingly destructive range fires. Simply, these conditions have lead to extremely adverse conditions in the agriculture industry. (Quote by - Michael McCaul)
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement. (Quote by - Christopher Bond)
We have had a great depression in agriculture, caused mainly by several seasons of bad harvests, and some of our traders have suffered much from a too rapid extension in prosperous years. (Quote by - John Bright)
On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture. (Quote by - Mike Johanns)
In Southern California along the coast, if the only thing you can do with the land is agriculture, it would be substantially less (in value) than property that has almost any other allowable use. (Quote by - Eric Larson)
There is a good relationship between our agriculture ministers and there are many possibilities for co-operation in this field. (Quote by - Christian Wulff)
Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
I've handled and managed a balanced budget in agriculture for 40 years, and that's very difficult. You don't know (what) the elements (will be), like the drought we're having right now. (Quote by - Clay Harris)
We as farmers have a lot of similarities. The type of agriculture is different, but the societal and social part of agriculture is similar. (Quote by - Terry Pope)
Our agricultural economy in the Hudson Valley continues to face historically low prices and producer income, as well as losses due to weather and other disasters. (Quote by - Sue Kelly)
We are doing this as a way of supporting Vermont agriculture. Our view is in a state where we see family farms suffering and receding into the past to a great degree, the Cow Power program feels like a great way to help blunt that and create the business models that put money back into the pockets of small-scale agriculture. (Quote by - Ian Lutz)
Agriculture, manufactures, commerce and navigation, the four pillars of our prosperity, are the most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise. (Quote by - Thomas Jefferson)
If you look at how oil prices are rising and greenhouse gas emission targets, then only agriculture can really solve the energy crisis. (Quote by - Alain Jeanroy)
To me agriculture and agriculture business should be the centerpiece .. Let me understand that agriculture is getting a fair shake. (Quote by - Fred Yoder)
With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine. (Quote by - Bertrand Russell)
Our agency is the largest agriculture water retailer in San Diego County. We have about 23,000 or 24,000 acres of agricultural land, so while we have enough storage to serve our domestic customers for 10 days, we don't have enough storage to accommodate our agricultural customers during the shutdown. (Quote by - Gary Arant)
In ancient times, the sacred Plough employ'd The Kings and awful Fathers of mankind: And some, with whom compared your insect-tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the Scale of Empire, ruled the Storm Of mighty War; then, with victorious hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized The Plough, and, greatly independent, scorned All the vile stores corruption can bestow. (Quote by - James Thomson 1)
The United States Department of Agriculture is covering up for Ringling Bros.. (Quote by - Tom Rider)
We are strongly committed to bringing everything together for Hong Kong, including for agriculture. (Quote by - Peter Mandelson)
Lack of energy means that it is much more difficult to produce fertilizer. It means that what mechanized agriculture there is doesn't have the energy required. (Quote by - James Morris)
Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age. (Quote by - Alfred Nobel)
Whenever, then, the usual and ordinary rate of the profits of agricultural stock, and all the outgoings belonging to the cultivation of land, are together equal to the value of the whole produce, there can be no rent. (Quote by - David Ricardo)
A lot of people have a negative stereotype. We've had a big push in educating people to know what agriculture and natural science is. (Quote by - Eunice Foster)
It is Illinois agriculture, .. with some manufacturing and perhaps a little bit of tourism. It is not an urban area. (Quote by - Timothy Collins)
Because our agriculture is so spread out, that makes it vulnerable. Our food gets transported a number of times and very widely. (Quote by - Don Hamilton)
It's a link between agriculture and the disability organizations. (Quote by - Rhonda Miller)
There is no reason to pour any chemical into any kind of garden or agriculture. The planet did great without them for thousands of years until the chemical companies came along with marketing schemes to make money at our expense. (Quote by - Mike McGrath)
Going from an agricultural zoning of a minimum 10 acres to one acre lots is a huge change. It's more in the best interest of the developer; it's not in the best interest of the community. (Quote by - David Holtz)
He who owns the soil, owns up to the sky. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
There's not that much viable agriculture in this county. (Quote by - David Miles)
Currently, we can't survive without migrant labor in agriculture. (Quote by - Hank Gilbert)
I won't say 'deflation,' but price paring was widespread. It reached far beyond manufacturing and agriculture. (Quote by - William Dunkelberg)
The research capabilities through this alliance will be unparalleled in our industry. The world agriculture market is changing at a terrific pace. (Quote by - Charles Johnson)
When the Lewis Co. bought the land it knew it was zoned agricultural and was limited to one home for every 10 acres. Going from an agricultural zoning of a minimum 10 acres to one acre lots is a huge change, .. It's more in the best interest of the developer; it's not in the best interest of the community. (Quote by - David Holtz)
I don't think anyone can possibly imagine the impact these hurricanes have had on the region and on production agriculture unless they see it firsthand, .. We saw fields flattened by winds and inundated by salt water. We heard accounts of homes swept from their foundations and we saw trees broken like toothpicks. Of course, the full story can only be told by those whose lives and livelihoods have been forever altered by these storms. (Quote by - Bob Goodlatte)
On this National Agriculture Day, when we all should be taking time to thank and pay tribute to America's farmers, ranchers and their families who produce the food for our tables, we are finding those same people in dire need of our help and support. (Quote by - Michael McCaul)
As a company solely focused on agriculture, Monsanto has a proud tradition of supporting educational opportunities for our future agricultural leaders. (Quote by - Ted Crosbie)
There's a lot of need in the world (but) the budget money that the president requested is in the agriculture budget and that's where we want it to stay. US AID money should come from foreign operations. (Quote by - Chris Garza)
Some of the most-producing farmland is being changed over from agricultural to residential. We're not always using the land the best way. (Quote by - David Keuhl)
I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and Tobacco Workers Union down in North Carolina. (Quote by - Al Lewis)
Wetlands are a crucial resource for California, where many of our wetlands have been lost to urban and agricultural development. We believe these investments will help protect and restore our remaining wetlands. (Quote by - Alexis Strauss)
Nearly all models used to predict climate changes either ignore agriculture altogether or assume that farmers behave the same way through time. In reality, farmers are changing rapidly in response to new technologies, growth in demand and other factors. This study suggests that these changes may have important cooling effects, especially at local scales. (Quote by - David Lobell)
Turner County has a long history of being one of the leading production agriculture counties in the state in both grain production and livestock feeding. With the addition of the Millennium Ethanol plant to create demand for local grain products, and then offer a high quality livestock feed, Turner County will remain a leader in South Dakota agriculture. (Quote by - Steve Dick)
Penn State has also continued to be a leader in Pennsylvania's largest industry: Agriculture. (Quote by - Tim Holden)
Everyone will enjoy this mini reunion. We want to unite women from diverse facets of agriculture and this conference provides everyone a vehicle to gather together as women involved in agriculture in a highly positive and enthusiastic event. (Quote by - Diana Goldammer)
There's nothing like castrating 20 pigs before lunch. I did that during school whenever the need arose. They'd call out the agricultural class and put us in trucks to go help the local farmers. (Quote by - Fred Ward)
Ill husbandry lieth In prison for debt: Good husbandry spieth Where profit get. (Quote by - Thomas Tusser)
We have a strong agricultural heritage in Kansas. (Quote by - Jim Ryun)
Both of us have over 500 million farmers whose interests need to be protected in the agriculture negotiations. We have similar concerns on environment, climate change, energy policy and so on. Even if we don't coordinate on each issue, we will find ourselves on the same side. (Quote by - Sun Yuxi)
The whole agricultural community right now, it's a very, very difficult time. (Quote by - Charles Long)
We are very excited about value-added agriculture. (Quote by - Greg Steinhoff)
It's a very different type of activity than what you would have if you had somebody worried about an agriculture issue. (Quote by - Tom McCoy)
Products of the breeding programs are bound to play increasingly important roles in subsistence agriculture, .. Whether new hybrids eventually replace cultivars that are used by the export trades, however, remains to be seen. In the end analysis, we believe that resistant bananas will be our best defense against diseases in subsistence and export situations alike. (Quote by - Randy Ploetz)
Joe approaches modern agriculture with the attitude and passion that surrounds a successful family farmer. (Quote by - Becky Skillman)
Of the 600 or so national-size agricultural businesses, over 80 percent are private. So the national policy towards private enterprises is very important. Due to the one-child policy, people are less willing to to do dirty or dangerous work. It's already evident. (Quote by - Zhao Jingquan)
The administration's attempt to keep us from selling agricultural products to Cuba is an outrage. Cuba is not a threat. That is why we must do more to open Cuba - not less. (Quote by - Max Baucus )
By increasing the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and bio-diesel, and providing the Department of Energy with a budget to create more energy efficiency options, agriculture can be the backbone of our energy supply as well. (Quote by - John Salazar)
One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral qualities of workers, farmers and craftsmen. (Quote by - Antoine Lavoisier)
Agriculture is our primary focus. It lies at the core of our winemaking. (Quote by - John Davidson)
Congress is keenly aware that our agriculture proposal has real consequences. We won't be able to leave our proposal that is on the table now intact if others don't make comparable offers to open their markets and reduce their subsidies. (Quote by - Rob Portman)
There is a great role for agriculture to play in meeting our energy needs and I want to be a part of that. (Quote by - Gary Black)
If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser. (Quote by - Ian Hacking)
Happy he who far from business, like the primitive are of mortals, cultivates with his own oxen the fields of his fathers, free from all anxieties of gain. (Quote by - Horace)
I think it represents a spirit of hope for California to find a better balance between agriculture, recreation and the environment. (Quote by - Bruce Babbitt)
This could easily affect the result. The relief measures, especially for agriculture, can be used as an election platform in the remaining campaign rallies. (Quote by - Hasitha Premaratne)
POPULIST, n. A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period, found in the old red soapstone underlying Kansas; characterized by an uncommon spread of ear, which some naturalists contend gave him the power of flight, though Professors Morse and Whitney, pursuing independent lines of thought, have ingeniously pointed out that had he possessed it he would have gone elsewhere. In the picturesque speech of his period, some fragments of which have come down to us, he was known as "The Matter with Kansas.". (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)
Agriculture is best, enterprise is acceptable, but avoid being on a fixed wage. (Quote by - Indian Proverb)
We want to see progress on agriculture, we want to see the European Union come back with a better market access offer that's going to be crucial to a successful meeting in Hong Kong. (Quote by - Alexander Downer)
We're looking at utilizing the resources from the other agencies, the Department of Agriculture and Department of Corrections are assisting in the landscaping, Public Works with their electricians and carpenters to do some of the other things and that's helped us to keep costs down. (Quote by - Frank Blas)
Our fathers used to say that the master's eye was the best fertilizer. (Quote by - Pliny the Elder)
It's a shame that the Brazilian producer put himself in this bind. Everyone knows that agriculture is cyclical, but in Brazil, a land without tax deferred exchanges and government subsidies, the high of the cycle is higher and the low is much, much lower. (Quote by - Reid Weiland)
The sugar industry doesn't want to see more of the agricultural areas turned into storm-water treatment areas. Ultimately they want to develop that land for houses and a shopping center. (Quote by - Charles Lee)
E'en in mid-harvest, while the jocund swain Pluck'd from the brittle stalk the golden grain, Oft have I seen the war of winds contend, And prone on earth th' infuriate storm descend, Waste far and wide, and by the roots uptorn, The heavy harvest sweep through ether borne, As light straw and rapid stubble fly In dark'ning whirlwinds round the wintry sky. (Quote by - Virgil)
I applaud the hard work of local agriculture, forestry, state, tribal and other federal partners to develop a solid plan for recovery. (Quote by - Bob Lohn)
So imagine a world 6 degrees warmer. It's not going to recognize geographical boundaries. It's not going to recognize anything. So agriculture regions today will be wiped out. (Quote by - Steven Chu)
U.S. agriculture policy has far-reaching implications for our producers and our state economy, .. and these listening sessions will provide an important opportunity for farmers, ranchers and all Nebraskans to weigh-in on the issues that directly affect them. (Quote by - Dave Heineman)
The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and the railroad. (Quote by - John Moody)
I think the Everglades Agriculture Area is going to be the epicenter for this freeze event. The things they've got growing down there now are the most susceptible [to freeze damage]. One grower I talked to felt he lost thousands of acres of beans. The corn is probably going to show a lot of damage, too. (Quote by - Ray Gilmer)
The goal has always been to keep agriculture the No. 1 industry in the area. (Quote by - Arlene S. Hall)
Every major food company now has an organic division. There's more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before. (Quote by - Michael Pollan)
We are the world's largest exporter of agricultural products. We are also the world's largest importer. We are much more open in terms of low tariffs and lower subsidies than most other developed countries, Europeans, Japanese and so forth. We have a lot of disputes with them. (Quote by - Bob Goodlatte)
I made several reports to the Ministry of Agriculture but was told that they are not responsible for the loss of livestock. (Quote by - Shairoon Ramdial)
We're the biggest food and agriculture company in the world. (Quote by - Dwayne Andreas)
We are the canary in the mineshaft. What we have to look at is our whole agriculture community. You know, rural life and everything like that. What is it worth?. (Quote by - Herman Berfelo)
I think a very important thing happened. There was agreement that we shouldn't be negotiating only on agriculture. (Quote by - Frank Vargo)
It's a celebration of their lifelong commitment to agricultural endeavors. We recognize them for their longevity in service within agriculture. (Quote by - Jack Olsen)
If the Department of Agriculture can't even take this baby step forward, what can they do to protect health?. (Quote by - Carol Dansereau)
Talks have reached a critical stage and negotiators need to reach a deal on agriculture in the next two weeks if efforts to restart the Doha round by the end of the year are to succeed. Some speak of a deadlock in the talks, .. I prefer to talk of a padlock, and the key is in the hands of the EU. (Quote by - Celso Amorim)
Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us. (Quote by - Zack Wamp)
Galveston was down and out when the state economy shifted from agriculture to oil in 1901. Houston was bound to become the center, to represent the state's economy. (Quote by - Casey Greene)
They shouldn't lose sight of agriculture because it's always been the backbone, but they need to add value to it and diversify. The economy of the nation and world is changing, moving into a service sector economy. (Quote by - Richard Rathge)
Some expected these bees to be a major threat to agriculture and life in the Southwest. Others expected an initial surge of activity and then the problem would somehow go away. The truth in New Mexico is somewhere in between. (Quote by - Carol Sutherland)
Before the discovery of agriculture mankind was everywhere so divided, the size of each group being determined by the natural fertility of its locality. (Quote by - Arthur Keith)
As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak. (Quote by - Naguib Mahfouz)
You could for the first time have a farm bill not written by the agriculture committees. That could change everything. (Quote by - Ralph Grossi)
If you take a photo of the agriculture around here, you can see all the land around the site. That's what it used to look like, beautiful pristine land and this is what it's turned into, a massive disaster that will have to be resolved somehow. (Quote by - Art Trinidade)
High tech companies that focus on research, development and production will learn that they can be the perfect complement to our world-renowned agriculture heritage. (Quote by - Alan Autry)
Agricultural regions are some of the key areas where we would like to understand and predict climate changes in order to aid adaptation to global warming. (Quote by - David Lobell)
Agriculture is for living; mind culture is for life. Skills are for shaping material things so that they cater more for the comfort of man; studies are for shaping attitudes, feelings, desires, emotions and impulses of man, so that they may confer more peace, more joy and more fortitude on man. (Quote by - Sri Sathya Sai Baba)
The talks are going to continue today with the questions of market access, both on industrial tariffs and on agriculture. (Quote by - Christin Baker)
It's pretty exciting to be involved in this. For many years, the focus of sustainable agriculture has been on avoiding negatives: water pollution, soil erosion, pesticide residues, etc. In the ecosystems services concept, we're focusing on services that people appreciate and enjoy. Since the amount of land involved in agriculture is so large, we have a strong motivation to provide farmers incentives to support the ecosystem. (Quote by - Scott Swinton)
The central part of the state is more remote and less scenic, and there's a huge agricultural belt that stretches from the south of Lake Okeechobee to the border of Everglades National Park, where the restoration effort is being concentrated, .. Obviously the movement to save the Everglades runs up against agricultural concerns. (Quote by - Carl Hiaasen)
Simply demanding more in agriculture..does not add up to a serious negotiation. (Quote by - Peter Mandelson)
He allows very readily, that the eyes and footsteps of the master are things most salutary to the land. (Quote by - Lucinus Junius Moderatus Columella)
The economy of the state has changed dramatically. The changing face of agriculture drove out farmers and farm families, which drove off businesses that rely on farm families. (Quote by - Richard Rathge)
Our biggest target market that we really want to work with is the agricultural sector. We have very good legislation..but we are unfortunately failing to bring on board, in a meaningful way, the department of agriculture. They are just lagging behind a little bit. (Quote by - David Lindley)
By furthering the use of ethanol, farmers are presented with the opportunity to produce a cash crop by collecting their agricultural wastes. (Quote by - Richard Lugar)
We continue to learn more about how past agricultural practices are affecting our current environment. Unlike some pesticides used today, metals like arsenic and lead in old pesticides do not degrade over time. (Quote by - Carl Renshaw)
Agriculture is still the No. 1 business in Pennsylvania. It is such an important need for the commonwealth. (Quote by - Steve MacCarthy)
There have always been tensions and conflicts between agricultural and pastoral practices but desertification has accentuated them. (Quote by - Yakubu Dalhat)
For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than agriculture. (Quote by - Marcus Tullius Cicero)
Agricultural practice served Darwin as the material basis for the elaboration of his theory of Evolution, which explained the natural causation of the adaptation we see in the structure of the organic world. That was a great advance in the knowledge of living nature. (Quote by - Trofim Lysenko)
Our rural ancestors with little blest, Patient of labour when the end was rest, Indulg'd the day that hous'd their annual grain, With feasts, and off'rings, and a thankful strain. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)
You can only reduce so much from agriculture. Just the simple act of living is a cause of pollution. A well-managed farm still has some influences. (Quote by - Harry Campbell)
Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the means of living. (Quote by - Xenophon)
More than 15 percent of the jobs in Ohio are tied in some way to agriculture. A strong agriculture means a strong economy. (Quote by - John Fisher)
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. (Quote by - Milton Friedman)
Anything over two unlicensed vehicles, unusable machinery parts or scrap metal is considered a junkyard in an agricultural zone. (Quote by - Wayne Sorensen)
The program has been great for agriculture and rural communities in South Dakota. Class members say the leadership experience is well worth the time. (Quote by - Dan Gee)
The first farmer was the first man, and all historic nobility rests on possession and use of land. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together." (Quote by - Jonathan Swift)
There's a national imperative to rebuild that infrastructure, .. We've got half-a-dozen critical industries down there -- shipping, refining, agriculture, aquaculture -- that serve the entire country. But where and how to rebuild the rest of the city, those are politically charged questions that can only be answered down the road. (Quote by - Bernard Weinstein)
He was a very inferior farmer when he first begun . . . and he is now fast rising from affluence to poverty. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
Just as the science and art of agriculture depend upon chemistry and botany, so the art of education depends upon physiology and psychology. (Quote by - Edward Thorndike)
One major problem that is contributing to the failure of agriculture is the misuse of land. They are building houses on the flat, and leaving the hills, and I think that is a misuse of resources. (Quote by - Tiffany Williams)
The experience of ages has shown that a man who works on the land is purer, nobler, higher, and more moral... Agriculture should be at the basis of everything. That's my idea. (Quote by - Nikolai Gogol)
If we win, we'll make history, and I'll serve you on the Agriculture Committee. (Quote by - George Nethercutt)
Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of contractual relationships and consulting relationships with the life science companies. (Quote by - Jeremy Rifkin)
The Europeans need to show real flexibility on market access, .. We came here for a discussion basically on agriculture. (Quote by - Celso Amorim)
Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment the produce with the same cost of production. (Quote by - David Ricardo)
I'm disappointed that the Department of Agriculture would get involved in lobbying, and I hope there's a suitable investigation. (Quote by - Dave Gowdey)
Ye rigid Ploughman! bear in mind Your labor is for future hours. Advance! spare not! nor look behind! Plough deep and straight with all your powers! (Quote by - Richard Hengist Horne)
With agriculture and manufacturing, this package links up two of Michigan's largest industries. (Quote by - Rep. Neal Nitz)
If the administration is capable of putting together a better deal on the FTAA, particularly on agricultural issues, they can get greater Latin American support for U.S. leadership on free trade. (Quote by - Bruce Bagley)
We saw a financial disaster in agriculture in the early 1980s as a result of inflated farmland values and the increased borrowing on those values. When the bottom dropped out of the farmland market, we saw loans called in and foreclosures to cover those loans. (Quote by - Gordon Carriker)
One reason for fewer complaints is that the outreach to commercial agriculture has been effective in providing technical assistance and other information on good resource management to landowners. (Quote by - Ray Jaindl)
Our strategy is getting the exemptions removed on the chemicals and earmarking the funds for sustainable agriculture and other programs that would support family farmers. (Quote by - Valerie Frances)
As things stand, France therefore cannot support the commission in the agriculture proposals it has made. (Quote by - Christine Lagarde)
So, I cannot see the rationale at this time to place the company back under the Ministry of Agriculture. Does the Ministry of Agriculture have the budgetary resources to support the factories? I don't think it is the right move. (Quote by - Vincent Morrison)
Agriculture is a big part of what we're all about here. South Dakota is prepared and ready to showcase what we have. (Quote by - Randy Stratton)
There's an unexpectedly high share of workers still in agriculture, .. That's like a fault line. (Quote by - Edward Taylor)
Adam, well may we labour, still to dress This garden, still to tend plant, herb, and flower. (Quote by - John Milton)
The bill has the potential of increasing public awareness of the importance of agriculture. (But) the bill has the potential of ending bona fide agriculture in favor of fake farms. The danger is passing a bill with loopholes. (Quote by - Henry Curtis)
Tourism, viticulture and agriculture, logging and mining, ranching and manufacturing and ever-increasing numbers of small and medium-sized businesses are just a few of the industries, within this diverse riding, that help maintain a growing economy. (Quote by - Stockwell Day)
Over the next year, the tractor will be used to help train more than 200 students in our agriculture and engineering colleges so they'll be well-versed on the state-of-the-art technologies they'll face in their careers. (Quote by - Ramesh Kanwar)
This event is way bigger than last year, and Marin agriculture is growing too. This party allows people to taste the bounty of the county. There's more of it all the time. (Quote by - Dave Evans)
Monsanto is one of the best agriculture companies. (Quote by - Sergio Traversa)
It is the duty of the GESC to inform the state government, more particularly the agriculture department and the university before they start trials. (Quote by - Raghuveera Reddy)
We're so pleased to announce support from Monsanto, a world leader in plant biotech. Biotechnology is fully incorporated into agriculture today, and Monsanto is fully committed to developing a far- reaching biotech curriculum that will open news doors of learning. (Quote by - Ed Wiederstein)
I see no reason for giving the capital employed in agriculture greater protection than the capital vested in other branches of trade, manufacture, or commerce. (Quote by - Joseph Hume)
We are aware that many national farm organizations are putting forth various plans to provide both short- and long-term relief to our nation's agricultural producers. While we believe long-term solutions are essential, the current situation demands a more immediate response. (Quote by - Mel Carnahan)
In agriculture, there are things we must protect and those are sensitive products. Rice is of course included among sensitive products for Japan. (Quote by - Shoichi Nakagawa)
So the emphasis on employment, emphasis on agriculture, on infrastructure, will generate that. (Quote by - Arun Kumar)
We are very blessed. Part of it is agricultural practices and part of it is just how the valley works in terms of natural hydrology. (Quote by - Terry Hall)
Congressman Deal is pleased that the Hall County Farm Service Agency office will remain open, .. Agriculture is No. 1 in economic impact in Georgia and is most important in this area because of the poultry industry. (Quote by - Chris Riley)
Agriculture is now a motorized food industry, the same thing in its essence as the production of corpses in the gas chambers and the extermination camps, the same thing as blockades and the reduction of countries to famine, the same thing as the manufacture of hydrogen bombs. (Quote by - Martin Heidegger)
We will have an agriculture disaster portion. (Quote by - Saxby Chambliss)
Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is, you got to start with a large one. (Quote by - Jim Hightower)
I've always had agriculture in my blood. And I've always wanted to do something artistic. I've never been able to draw or paint. But with bonsai I did it. This is what I'm good at. I like the artistic element and the teaching element. (Quote by - Erik Wigert)
You get have a lot of agriculture in this area, and that needs to be protected. (Quote by - Charles Bronson)
We two countries have witnessed fruitful cooperation in sectors such as infrastructure construction, exploring energy and natural resources, agriculture and fishery. (Quote by - Zeng Qinghong)
The farmers in this area are following the University of Minnesota best practices for agriculture. They're not the bad guy. They're not doing anything wrong. However, it's the geology that's not cooperating. (Quote by - David Swenson)
As an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service monitors our Nation's agriculture to protect against agricultural pests and diseases. (Quote by - Mike Rogers)
It is obvious that the greatest and most important service that is required of our agriculture under existing conditions is an enlarged production of the staple food crops. (Quote by - David F. Houston)
No one anticipated the furor we've seen over gene-altered foods. Right now, the future of biotechnology in agriculture depends on how Americans respond to these products. And no one's making any predictions. (Quote by - Clare Hasler)
The listing of the four big state-owned commercial banks is up to them. The reform on the Agriculture Bank of China is also underway and will not be rushed. (Quote by - Zhou Xiaochuan)
The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. (Quote by - Friedrich List)
SBA's disaster declaration was issued as a result of a similar action taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from damages and losses of crops caused by drought that occurred Feb. 1, 2005, and continuing. (Quote by - Frank Skaggs)
We have a unique form of biotech in Illinois and a lot revolves around agriculture, food processing and alternative forms of energy. (Quote by - Jack Lavin)
The cost to agriculture has exceeded US$10 billion (euro8.3 billion). The livelihood of around 300 million farmers has been affected. (Quote by - Dr Margaret Chan)
Al Gore has made no serious attempt to level the playing field for U.S. agriculture exports, which have fallen 16 percent in the last three years. And Al Gore has opposed every serious proposal to provide American farmers with meaningful tax relief. (Quote by - Dan Quayle)
A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage. (Quote by - Ovid)
Dai has been an exceptional ambassador for Welsh agriculture over many, many years. (Quote by - Gareth Vaughan)
Agriculture in South Dakota is affected by changing consumer preferences, environmental regulations, national agriculture and monetary policies and international markets. To ensure that the state's rural and agricultural community can keep pace with the rate of change, informed, decisive, communicative spokespersons are needed to represent the industry and communities, keeping the public factually informed as policies are formed and decisions are made. (Quote by - Dan Gee)
It will take longer for Louisiana and Mississippi to recover from the storm than Florida last year, .. Resource- and agriculture-reliant areas just don't do as well. (Quote by - Mark Vitner)
Environmentalists don't understand how to make an agricultural business run. It comes down to familiarity. We call it agriculture -- it is a culture. (Quote by - Steven Rogers)
The life of the husbandman,--a life led by the bounty of earth and sweetened by the airs of heaven. (Quote by - Douglas Jerrold)
Because of technological limits, there is a certain amount of food that we can produce per acre. If we were to have intensive greenhouse agriculture, we could have much higher production. (Quote by - Ralph Merkle)
The only thing they (the English) have ever done for European agriculture is mad cow disease. (Quote by - Jacques Chirac)
Making agricultural markets more accessible is the most fundamental reform that needs to emerge from the Doha round of WTO negotiations. (Quote by - Will Martin)
Our development of the countryside should support an agricultural population and an agricultural economy. (Quote by - Chen Xiwen)
Wait a minute! I'm not interested in agriculture. I want the military stuff. During a briefing military stuff in which officials began telling him about missile silos. (Quote by - William Scott)
From a high-tech point of view, an agriculture point of view, a goods-and-services point of view, a great deal of [committee Democrats] have no choice except to support allowing America access to these markets. (Quote by - Charles Rangel)
The CAFTA region currently imports $15 billion annually of U.S. agriculture and manufactured goods. (Quote by - Ron Lewis)
I am no party man in this matter in any degree; and if I have any objection to the motion it is this, that whereas it is a motion to inquire into the manufacturing distress of the country, it should have been a motion to inquire into manufacturing and agricultural distress. (Quote by - Richard Cobden)
Our farmers and ranchers have never faced as many problems as they do today with drought, range fires, high gas prices and an ever tightening budget on agriculture subsidies. (Quote by - Michael McCaul)
We have offered a bold proposal on agriculture. It includes the deepest cuts in domestic subsidies and in tariffs of any proposal on the table. I can tell you that American farmers and their advocates in Congress are keenly aware that our agriculture proposal has real consequences, and would entail real reform. (Quote by - Christin Baker)
France would be reluctant to embrace any proposal by the European Commission to slash agricultural tariffs if it threatened the European Union's Common Agriculture Policy . (Quote by - Christine Lagarde)
To spend part of the revenue from land use fees on agriculture is a practical way to increase investment in the countryside. (Quote by - Han Jun)
When you concentrate on agriculture and industry and are frugal in expenditures, Heaven cannot impoverish your state. (Quote by - Xun Zi)
They made a lot of money and Sibley got into agriculture - his first love - and began grafting, seed testing and raising horses. He created such a good stock of trotting horses and Jersey cattle that they would set records across the country. ..He had a great affection for that, which came from the soil. (Quote by - Jack Baker)
Anything we can do to support U.S. agriculture is a great thing. Nothing against foreign countries, but we need to invest in our own country and not other countries. (Quote by - Glenn Goodrich)
I am saying that the recent activities by Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture, particularly the culling and communication work, is good. (Quote by - Dr. David Nabarro)
Consequently the student who is devoid of talent will derive no more profit from this work than barren soil from a treatise on agriculture. (Quote by - Quintilian)
Part of the deficit was caused by foreign export subsidies, which lowered the prices of agricultural products such as grain, cotton and bean. (Quote by - Cheng Guoqiang)
There is an increasing divergence between the performance of U.S. agriculture and the performance of rural America. (Quote by - Brad Lubben)
They can gain an increased knowledge of agriculture that covers anything from shop skills to record keeping and consulting. There are a lot of careers in business and a lot of non-traditional opportunities out there. (Quote by - Chris Turner)
Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life. (Quote by - Jim Costa)
People forget that a huge proportion of our jobs still depend on agricultural production in Australia so of course there are exports. That's easily overlooked. (Quote by - John Anderson)
Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history. (Quote by - Dr. Carl Sagan)
Seeking fortunes in America led to Germany losing people, and the American continent received many people whose contributions are particularly clear in the agricultural and technical fields. (Quote by - Julius Streicher)
Agriculture and intercultural dialogue: our common heritage. (Quote by - Jacques Diouf)
Most Americans think agricultural work is beneath them. (Quote by - David Jackson)
With 25 percent of the 2007 budget cuts coming out of agriculture spending, farmers and ranchers are saying enough is enough. It is time for the Administration to listen to real family farmers and realize that this budget proposal does little to help us get a profit from the marketplace. (Quote by - Tom Buis)
Bring diversity back to agriculture. That's what made it work in the first place. (Quote by - David R. Brower)
Ill husbandry braggeth To go with the best: Good husbandry baggeth Up gold in his chest. (Quote by - Thomas Tusser)
If the overall amount of money lost was directed toward sustainable agriculture, it would be a huge boost. (Quote by - Valerie Frances)
We hope we are preparing these young individuals to enter the world of agriculture. And for those who choose not to return to the family farm, we hope they will be successful with other skills they learned in this program. (Quote by - Amy Green)
My granddaddy was Man of the Year for Agriculture in 1950 for the whole county. He blended the socialism from his parents with capitalism. (Quote by - Glenn Dickman)
Thousands of cops are trained every year across our state yet they fail to receive training under the Agriculture and Markets Law that penalizes those who commit animal cruelty. (Quote by - Susan McDonough)
We know that low-input, sustainable agriculture produces improved water and soil quality, contributes to climate stability and boosts beneficial insect populations, compared to conventional crop production practices. Now we want to figure out which policies would encourage farmers to provide these ecosystem services, as well as how much citizens are willing to pay for the services. (Quote by - Scott Swinton)
The wealth of south Florida, but even more important, the meaning and significance of south Florida lies in the black muck of the Everglades and the inevitable development of this country to be the great tropic agricultural center of the world. (Quote by - Marjory Stoneman Douglas)
Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities. (Quote by - Michael McCaul)
Where grows?--where grows it not? If vain our toil, We ought to blame the culture, not the soil. (Quote by - Alexander Pope)
After the First World War the economic problem was no longer one of production. It was the problem of finding markets to get the output of industry and agriculture dispersed and consumed. (Quote by - John Boyd Orr)
Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a major manufacturing and a major agricultural district. (Quote by - Jerry Weller)
In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making. (Quote by - Carol P. Christ)
I believe in the program. I think it's a good thing when producers of any agricultural commodity can get together voluntarily. (Quote by - Richard Wagner)
The trend of conventional agriculture is going the other way: The kids don't want to farm, and the parents are looking to sell off the farm for real estate development. But then you have this significant counter-movement of people giving up their keyboards to farm, professionals going back to the land, and younger people getting into organic farming. (Quote by - Dan Sullivan)
America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts. (Quote by - James Madison)
The main products in the basket are still sugar, meats, ore, manufactured products, vehicles and agricultural machinery. (Quote by - Antonio Sarkis Jr)
Mr. President, it may surprise my colleagues, but I am no fan of federal disaster programs for agriculture. They are difficult to pass and often a disaster to implement. (Quote by - Pat Roberts)
It scares the heck out of me. It carves out an unprecedented exemption for agriculture. It seems like a radical departure from the way we have governed for a couple hundred years in this country. (Quote by - Tim Hogan)
Your future is still before you. Your land is a vast storehouse of mineral and agricultural wealth awaiting further development for the benefit of mankind. It potentialities are magnificent. (Quote by - Charles E. Wilson)
So we're trying to show them how agriculture touches people's lives. (Quote by - Suzi Myers)
I am committed to strengthening our agricultural economy by protecting the unique interests of small and medium size family farms so that they can continue to operate. (Quote by - Sue Kelly)
We are the only counties that work together to market our area for agriculture. (Quote by - Arlene S. Hall)
In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate. (Quote by - Garrett Hardin)
Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real. (Quote by - Pat Roberts)
Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield: Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke: How jocund did they drive their team a-field! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! (Quote by - Thomas Gray)
You have health care assets, and health care research, software, semiconductors and agriculture, .. Put it all together, stir in investment, and we can have a strong bioscience industry here. We don't have to be a big as San Diego or Boston to make a profound impact on the state. (Quote by - Ed Thompson)
We've based our entire economy on agriculture. Is this what we want to do -- ship all our water out of state?. (Quote by - Gale Kleinkopf)
Contrasting sharply, in the developing countries represented by India, Pakistan, and most of the countries in Asia and Africa, seventy to eighty percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, mostly at the subsistence level. (Quote by - Norman Borlaug)
The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the hope of their early civilization. They have for the most part abandoned the hunter state and turned their attention to agricultural pursuits. (Quote by - Martin Van Buren)
The transition area is designed for a combination of homes, open land and agriculture, so we see them all as compatible uses. (Quote by - Stephen White)
Those are agricultural products. We do promote Tennessee products. (Quote by - Lydia Lenker)
It would apply to all sorts of efforts like finding energy, water, improving agricultural productivity, and understanding the connection between health and the environment. It will give us an enormous advance in our ability to help save lives, and revolutionize the way we deal with severe weather events today. (Quote by - Conrad Lautenbacher)
Agriculture specialists say our farm production is increasing and will go on increasing. Thank God. (Quote by - Vladimir Putin)
The across-the-board cuts to all agriculture programs contained in the President's budget aren't a surprise. We dealt with that last year. But those cuts are a concern when we are still in the midst of world trade negotiations and when U.S. agriculture needs a strong bargaining hand while we seek reductions in trade barriers from other countries. (Quote by - Bill Bruins)
