"The tops belong to the soil," he told young farmers.

In California, the nation's top producing farm state, some irrigation districts are telling farmers not to expect normal water supplies this summer.

The administration fails to tell farmers what it thinks target prices should be.

Yet telling farmers that the emergency is over draws rueful laughter.

He made headlines by telling poor farmers to keep growing opium.

Officials ordered workers to paint slogans on village walls telling farmers to obey the government.

Like telling farmers to watch for the grubs in the North and not mentioning why!

Are we going to tell farmers that they cannot engage in this legitimate trade?

Try telling wine growers and farmers that we need more directives!

In the countryside, officials also told farmers not to graze their livestock near the river.