Farmer Quotes and Messages

Farmers play a vital role in our society, providing us with the food we eat and the resources we need to survive. These inspirational farmer quotes celebrate the hard work and dedication of farmers, and remind us of the importance of agriculture.

A good farmer is nothing less than a sensible human being.

A good farmer is nothing less than a sensible human being.

If the farmer is poor then so is the whole country.

If the farmer is poor then so is the whole country.

Farming is a profession of hope.

Farming is a profession of hope.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

It is impossible to have a healthy and sound society without proper respect for the soil.

It is impossible to have a healthy and sound society without proper respect for the soil.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handyman with a sense of humus.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handyman with a sense of humus.

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.

Even if a farmer intends to loaf, he gets up in time to get an early start.

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.

Agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.

I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

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

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

If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with a harvest.

If you tickle the earth with a hoe she laughs with a harvest.

There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song.

There is no time in modern agriculture for a farmer to write a poem or compose a song.

The farmer is a born philosopher, the aristocrat has to learn how.

The farmer is a born philosopher, the aristocrat has to learn how.

I’m still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn’t suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.

I’m still a farm boy at heart. If I hadn’t suffered from asthma as a child, I would be a farmer today.

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn’t make any money.

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn’t make any money.

Frankly, any city person who doesn’t think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn’t deserve my special food.

Frankly, any city person who doesn’t think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn’t deserve my special food.

The corn is not choked by the weeds but by the negligence of the farmer.

The corn is not choked by the weeds but by the negligence of the farmer.

The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate.

The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate.

Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.

Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.

Agriculture is at the core of the state.

Agriculture is at the core of the state.

I’m a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

I’m a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

Cultivators are the most valuable citizens…they are tied to their country.

Cultivators are the most valuable citizens…they are tied to their country.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.

It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.

Agriculture is a fundamental source of national prosperity.

Agriculture is a fundamental source of national prosperity.

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.

The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.

Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.