Mike Johanns
Mike Johanns
Michael Owen "Mike" Johannsis a former United States Senator from Nebraska, serving from 2009 to 2015. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and he was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the Secretary of Agriculture, where he served from 2005 from 2007, becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold that position...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 June 1950
CountryUnited States of America
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
Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.
Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.
Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.
The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.
The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive.
We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues.
When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.
Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws.
My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea.
In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.
The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit.
The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.
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.