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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.

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We're still here trying to get the word out that 330 farmers are quitting every week.

Quotes by Willie Nelson

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As long as there's a few farmers out there, we'll keep fighting for them.

Quotes by Willie Nelson

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When I walk around my neighborhood, the grocery store, or the farmers market, I don't see Democrats or Republicans, Progressives or Conservatives. I see my brothers and sisters - living, breathing human beings with diverse and complicated stories, views, and...

Quotes by Tulsi Gabbard

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Often, farmers have difficulty finding secondary markets for their outgrades and have no choice but to leave fresh produce unharvested to rot in the field. Gleaning Network U.K. coordinates teams of volunteers with willing farmers across the U.K. to direct...

Quotes by Tristram Stuart

Agriculture Quotes

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My grandparents were always farmers.

Quotes by Travis Fimmel

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Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.

Quotes by Tom Vilsack

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I think about sustainability all the time, whether it's with fish or farmers in Eastern Oregon.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

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Chapter 11 is an expensive process that does not accommodate the special needs of farmers.

Quotes by Tim Holden

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In 1997, the National Bankruptcy Review Commission recommended that chapter 12 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the chapter that contains bankruptcy protection for family farmers, be made permanent.

Quotes by Tim Holden

Country Quotes

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Farmers the world over, in dealing with costs, returns and risks, are calculating economic agents. Within their small, individual, allocative domain, they are fine-tuning entrepreneurs, tuning so subtly that many experts fail to recognize how efficient they are.

Quotes by Theodore Schultz

One line describes farming without draft animals after disease wiped out local herds, showing how geography shapes the work itself. See our Agriculture and Family collections too.