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An environmentalist can oppose factory farming because it's reckless stewardship. A conservative can oppose factory farming because it is destructive to small farmers and to the decent ethic of husbandry those farmers live by. A religious person can oppose factory farming because it is degrading to both man and animal - an offense to God.

I've always been conservative. I was born that way.

Part of being conservative is judicious conservation of resources, both man-made and natural.

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.

I believe that being conservative means you try to get in to the middle of the fight and try to solve the problem.

The reason why I'm a conservative is because conservative policies work and they improve opportunities. They are the avenue for climbing the economic dream.

I'm as conservative as they come.

We've got nine generations of farmers in my family, in Warwickshire. And I do feel connected to being a farmer's son. There was a time when I didn't, when I rebelled against it, but there's certainly that sort of work ethic within me.

When you meet the farmers and go to the farms, you see that they treat their animals like they're family. It makes a big difference.