William Edwards Quotations

We don't take lightly missing those two particular targets.

You are guarding yourself against a catastrophic event. BSE is a good example of that. You have some protection but you still can't ensure a profit with LRP.

We printed 10,000, and we've got plans for the other 2,500.

The fact that they didn't get all the fields sold is evidence that either the trust or the terms are not what (investors) are comfortable with.

Even if the company you buy the insurance through can't pay you, the USDA will make sure you get paid. There is also the provision the USDA can cut off sales, as in December 2003. This is something you need to consider ahead of time because, as they say, you can't wait for the house to be on fire to buy home insurance.

There's no hard and fast rule, but a basic rule of thumb is that it takes a thousand acres to justify owning a combine.

You don't want to put money into a place if it's going to be gobbled up by change in the regime or change in the laws. If Morales wants any chance for foreign investment, he has to change his tune.

Once people are more aware of it, I think they will discover it's a pretty good program.

In livestock production, you want to make sure you can manage your losses as well as your profits.