01/12/1984
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Today the same farmer can produce enough food for himself and 75 other people."
"I want to thank Senators Baker, Thurmond, Helms, and Hatch for their valiant efforts to restore this revered American tradition."
"Well, there's no question but that in the cost-price squeeze, the inflationary spiral, and the high interest rates that reached their peaks in 1980, the farmers were probably hurt worse than any other..."
"Yes, things will get better."