Mike Johanns Quotes.
We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.
Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that’s a real success story for us.
The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.
Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.
One of the things that I always say about bioterrorism, whether it’s ourselves at the federal level, folks at the state level, or folks in the private industry, we’ve done many great things, especially since 9/11.
The big producer is going to figure out how to deal with whatever the rules are, but the little guy who is running a few hundred units or maybe feeding 1,500 cattle a year, how will they ever comply with these requirements?
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.
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.
People enjoy our meat and our poultry, as I do as a consumer.
There is a certain amount of momentum that is achieved when one country after another reopens their borders.
I never would have believed as a candidate for the U.S. Senate that the U.S. government could buy GM without a hearing, with no vote, yes or no. There are billions and billions of dollars at stake here.
In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.
The world is really figuring BSE out, and that’s positive.
In this day and age when we do so much business in foreign trade, we need the ability to identify trace an animal very quickly, identifying where it came from – where it has been, and where it is at today.
Science is the international language, so when we are able to convince countries that good decision-making for human health and animal health is based upon science, that’s a real success story for us.
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.
When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.
We’re going to do everything possible to make sure that food safety is always paramount, and that we work with the industry as aggressively as we can to make sure that we’re paying attention to the food-safety issues.
Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.
Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.
