Mike Johanns Quotes
Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.
The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.
When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.
The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.
We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.
On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture.
There is a certain amount of momentum that is achieved when one country after another reopens their borders.
Blaming your faults on your nature does not change the nature of your faults. After growing up on a dairy farm, everything in life seemed easy
Today, we can tell people we have a testing process and facilities in place on a nationwide basis.
There is a tremendous amount of support for the approach we have taken, which again is to base our decisions on risk analysis and thoughtful scientific process.
Fortunately, when it comes to meat and poultry, I have the really wonderful situation of having producers and processors that produce and process a very high-quality product.
We asked ourselves and the world to base decisions on good science, and I really believe the United States can be the leader in delivering that message to our international trading partners.