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I know it sounds kinda crazy, but working on the farm is something I enjoy. I like to get out and just putter around.

In total around 14 percent of global methane comes from the guts of farm animals. It is worth doing something about.

In the long run, we need to continue to work for a farm bill that supports price, that builds reserve and has some mechanism to deal with overproduction. We need to move away from producing too much of what we can't sell and moving toward products we can sell.

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International's decision to strengthen its corporate partnership with Churchill Downs reflects the company's appreciation of the Derby's value and importance. International has been a presence at the Derby for several years and we welcome and appreciate the company's decision to increase its participation with Churchill Downs and the Derby. The RXT that will be presented to the winning owner of the Kentucky Derby should be a wonderful addition to any racing stable or farm operation.

If you think of the substation as a giant electrical outlet, the wind farm will plug into the substation at the site. Connecting to our substation is access to our transmission lines. Once it's come into the system, it can go anywhere on our transmission system.

If you say no to cruel factory farm practices, only then will the government say yes to change.

If you were to know us, my husband is extremely eccentric. He's never held a real job; he's an artist. He's had many years to be himself and never had to change or adapt to anyone. People find him very interesting. I think I'm eccentric too because I love the blend of classic with whimsy. That's what this farm is all about now.

If there was ever an injustice, it happened to the Filipino community. Not only were they exploited by farm work, but they were never allowed to become part of society.

Cleary, their big problem is end-market demand, ... Given the current and prospective operating results and market economy, an incremental employment reduction shouldn't come as any major surprise. The Street is probably disappointed there is not a stronger outlook for the farm equipment division given the host of new product announcements in the fall.

Being selected to guide this historic property through its next phase of development is an honor and an exciting opportunity. Our goal is to develop a project that honors the historical significance and small-town charm of Young's Farm and the surrounding area.

His command is starting to come around. The painful thing is we don't have a farm club to send him to, to do rehab starts. His stuff is outstanding. Every time we send him out there, we think this is the time we're going to see the real Kris Johnson.

Higher farm prices enabled vegetable and melon growers to post the record revenues as overall production declined 11 percent.

California is noted for having some of the toughest standards, laws, protecting farm workers' rights. But the law enforcement is very lax on it, and I think nothing is going to change until the employers are held responsible for insuring these workers are being transported in safe vehicles.

CAFTA is not the problem. If (the protections are) taken away in the 2007 Farm Bill, they will be completely open to any all sugar ... that enters the market, and that would be worse than CAFTA.

Before we can even get to the point of talking about changes that we want to make (in US farm spending), we've seen no indications from the Europeans that they're going to give us greater market access,

Because these losses had been verified during the federal relief process, we were able to start sending out checks, ... This is just the beginning. We are still working to verify damages to crops, structures and farm equipment, and we will issue checks for those losses in the coming months.

How do we farm around it? It's not feasible to do that.

By 2007, building on the results of this effort, we will be in a good position to seek the involvement of all the stakeholders affected by tractor injuries and fatalities: farm and safety groups, equipment manufacturers and dealers and most importantly, farmers, ranchers and their families.

I describe the current farm bill as perhaps the most high-risk approach we could take for our nation's farmers and ranchers in the future, ... Some have expressed concern about giving up what is considered to be the current safety net. I ask you to contemplate the purpose of a safety net, and whether current farm programs truly fulfill that purpose for American agriculture.

I'd have to say one of the memorable ones was probably the first guest we had, which was Juliet Prowse: a beautiful lady and talented performer, ... She probably took a big chance coming on with a lot of farm animals.

I don't see any reason why that won't continue. We're excited about the farm show.

I am not sure farm workers are any better off today.

I believe it's the right way to farm the land.

I believe in the products this company builds. I've always enjoyed being around cars, trucks and farm equipment.

If dogs or cats burned up in a fire like this, you can bet there would be a thorough investigation. Chickens deserve equal consideration, and if Green Valley Poultry Farm ? or anyone else ? was responsible for the unimaginable suffering of these animals, then it becomes the responsibility of law enforcement officials to prosecute the perpetrators to the fullest extent of the law.

I don't want to put any farmers at risk under the next farm bill. I want to do everything we possibly can to make sure we don't lose another case that is considered trade-distorting by the WTO.

He's one of the best hitting coaches in baseball. He did a phenomenal job with the Cards as hitting instructor. In our farm system, he did a remarkable job.

How much did EA have to spend to get these contracts? If you're giving away the farm to make this work, it's not worth it,

For the people who founded Farm Aid, it's probably in a much different place now than they thought it would be when they started it 20 years ago.

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.

You can take the boy off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy. They argue about it, saying 'I had to do it last year'.

These initiatives Sen. Harkin fought to include in the farm bill as chairman, however, remain under attack both from the Bush administration and this year's congressional budget cuts.

This has reduced the number of estates required to pay tax and the amount of taxes owed. But, despite these changes, appreciating land values and increasing farm size mean a larger share of farm estates are subject to the federal estate tax.

You don't have to live on a farm to have chickens; in some places, you just need a little bit of green space and a tidy chicken coop. To me, they're nearly ideal pets. They feed us more often than we feed them! We have 2 chickens, Goldie and Paprika, and they each produce 1 egg a day, sometimes more.

The hunger strike at UCLA led to hundreds of students actually studying the farm worker experience and Chicanos in the context of Latin America, whereas they would have been on the outside raising fists and banners. So I count that as activism inside the classroom.

The idea of having a real transition period makes eminent sense, and most member states would tend to agree in theory. The problem is, can they settle on a candidate by the middle of the year? It would be a major triumph, but I'm not betting the farm on it.

The energy thing is what's giving us the biggest problems now. It's killing us. What good is a farm bill in the future if we can't survive now?

You will see a shift in the priorities in the Farm Bill.

And suddenly, we knew we had to have cubicles, ... So we built them. We brought a cube farm right into the middle of our open space. We've been working in them for two months, basically, to get the insight into what it's like. It's pretty funny.

The goal is not to keep children from participating in farm projects, but to have a community that is habitable and not abusive to neighbors,

The EEOC had been pretty active in taking on some of these companies, but I'm sure their resources are limited. We see this problem. We see it pretty frequently ... Women have been in the farm labor workforce for generations, it's not new. But discrimination is an issue.

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.

The frequent revisions of the federal tax code have added to its complexity, especially since many of the recent changes have been phased in or are temporary. This situation requires the efforts of Farm Bureau, the Farm Team and all of our members if we are to secure fair and simplified estate tax laws.

The challenge for teams like us is you are so dependent on your farm system for long-term success -- and yet nobody really cares about the future in this business, ... You have to balance the two. You can make some trades to jumpstart the club, but you have to be careful about it. That could really set us back long term. It is really a difficult situation to be in.

The first Farm Aid concert helped tremendously to draw national attention to the many thousands of family farmers fighting for survival,

The committee has concluded that they have completed the tasks that were put before them. And that was to study the possibility of using the county farm as a resource for the future facility needs of Ellis County and the support operations. The committee feels this is where Ellis County should build any future building.

The legal community seems to think that the jail, courts and clerks need to stay together. Transporting prisoners can be very expensive. If we move the jail to the county farm and keep the courts downtown that could cause a number of issues. And you can spend a tremendous amount of money guarding prisoners outside the jail environment.

His parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people - his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all. The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God...and he must be about His Father's business, the service of a vast, vulgar, and meretricious beauty. So he invented...Jay Gatsby...and to this conception he was faithful to the end.

You know that Pepperidge Farm bread, that stuff is fancy. That stuff is wrapped twice. You open it, and then still ain't open. That's why I don't buy it, I don't need another step between me and toast.

You can say that again. Had your so-called source listened closely, he or she might have discovered that although Brad and I are expecting five kids in July, they are for a new business venture: We're investing in a farm for the production of goat's milk. The five kids are our starting stock. Of course, had I said we were expecting five children , well, that would have been a different matter altogether.