Cory Gardner Quotes

We don't pay miners not to mine, and we shouldn't pay farmers not to farm.

Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'

This is an exciting time for farmers and ranchers of all types and sizes as agriculture is a bright spot in the American economy. In 2011, agricultural exports hit a record high and producers saw their best incomes in nearly 40 years.

In fact, because of their connection to the land, farmers do more to protect and preserve our environment than almost anyone else. They are some of the best environmentalists around.

To make agriculture sustainable, the grower has got to be able to make a profit.

USDA is committed to keeping pace with the needs and progress of American agriculture by supporting new markets and movements that will keep farmers profitable and help create middle class jobs across the country.

My real emphasis is on the farmers who are taking care of the land, the farmers who are really thinking about our nourishment.

We all flourish or decline with the farmer.

The majority of us don’t want to be farmers, see farmers, pay farmers, or hear their complaints. Except as straw-chewing figures in children’s books, we don’t quite believe in them anymore

Philosophy of agriculture itself is changing, becoming systematized and mechanized…. Men of virtue and talents ... are bringing science to the aid of agriculture and introducing method and management to the dull monotony of a farmers life

Farming is not for the feint of heart. It is fraught with the possibility of failure.

The agricultural interest of our country is so essentially connected with every other and so superior in importance to them all that it is scarcely necessary to invite to it your particular attention.

As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee it has been important to me to intersect with Hoosier farmers as often as possible.

I will always be a relentless advocate for our farmers, producers, and our way of life.

Agriculture can trigger job-led economic growth, provided it becomes intellectually satisfying and economically rewarding.

Hemp is Earth's number-one biomass resource; it is capable of producing 10 tons per acre in four months.

I want to pursue farming, and what better place to do it than at a hill station, which has a cool climate almost through the year.

By cutting the red tape that comes out of Brussels, we will free our farmers to grow more, sell more, and export more great British food whilst upholding our high standards for plant and animal health and welfare.

Our farmers have become family.

Large-scale deforestation can be prevented while increasing food production through better, smarter agriculture.

I'm a farmer! We have a farm that's part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Maui, and we raise macadamia nuts.

The British have such an odd relationship with food - and the land. I want the public and the Soil Association to see that growing things in a garden is no different to growing things in a field.

I have been growing vegetables since I was a boy. When I was about 17 I was the only one of five children living at home. My parents were ill and I took over the vegetable garden and I have had one ever since.

Training of farmers in integrated pest management is exceedingly important to protect them during the use of pesticides.