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Whether the struggle was between English merchants and the American colonies, pre Civil War northern manufacturers vs. southern slave holders, or American grain farmers and auto manufacturers seeking advantage in the Mexican agriculture and labor markets in the 1990s, U.S. policy has reflected the economic clash of interests of the day.

~Danny K. Davis

Topics: Advantage Agriculture American Auto Between Civil Civil War Clash Colonies Day Economic English Farmers Grain Interests Labor Manufacturers Markets Merchants Mexican Northern Policy Reflected Seeking Slave Southern Struggle War Whether 1990S

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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.

~David F. Houston

Topics: Agriculture Conditions Crops Existing Food Greatest Important Most Obvious Our Production Required Service Staple

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Bring diversity back to agriculture. That's what made it work in the first place.

~David R. Brower

Topics: Agriculture Back Bring Diversity First First Place Made Place Work

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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.

~David Ricardo

Topics: Agriculture Also Because Cost Increase Might Place Produce Production Profits Same Take Which Would

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Agriculture looks different today - our farmers are using GPS and you can monitor your irrigation systems over the Internet.

~Debbie Stabenow

Topics: Agriculture Different Farmers Internet Irrigation Looks Monitor Our Over Systems Today Using You Your

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The levels of poverty in 1933's rural America were unimaginable to us now. The 1933 Farm Bill, which introduced unprecedented government control over agriculture, was a reaction to the specific problems facing producers at that time.

~Debbie Stabenow

Topics: Agriculture America Bill Control Facing Farm Government Government Control Introduced Levels Now Over Poverty Problems Producers Reaction Rural Specific Time Unimaginable Unprecedented Us Were Which

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Commodity prices are at a record high. In 1933, the world's population was just over 2 billion people. Today, there are 7 billion mouths to feed - many of them depending on American agriculture.

~Debbie Stabenow

Topics: Agriculture American Billion Commodity Depending Feed High Just Many Mouths Over People Population Prices Record Them Today World

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I think every business should build on their strengths, and the strengths of Victoria are our clean, green agriculture; the strengths of Victoria are our strong education system.

~Denis Napthine

Topics: Agriculture Build Business Clean Education Every Green Our Should Strengths Strong System Think Victoria I Think

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We're the biggest food and agriculture company in the world.

~Dwayne Andreas

Topics: Agriculture Biggest Company Food World

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As a grandson of farmers in downstate Illinois, I have long admired the dedication of farmers to their work and have written about the role of agriculture in American innovation.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: About Admired Agriculture American Dedication Farmers Grandson Illinois Innovation Long Role Work Written

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