"Farmers: the stewards of the land, the backbone of our nation."
"The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." - John F. Kennedy
"Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man." - George Washington
"Farming is a profession of hope." - Brian Brett
"To be a successful farmer, one must first know the nature of the soil." - Xenophon
"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will, in the end, contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." - Thomas Jefferson
"The farmer works the soil. The agriculturist works the farmer." - Eugene F. Ware
"Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own." - Samuel Johnson
"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." - Masanobu Fukuoka