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
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.
I ended up being the governor of a very ag state, Nebraska.
On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture.
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.
We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.
There is a lot of damage, ... This is my third visit to the area in the last few days and I can assure you that the Department of Agriculture is doing its part in the recovery effort.
There are so many commodities in the affected areas, like rice, cotton, sugar cane, cattle and chickens, ... Many grains that are stored can't handle the heat and humidity.
We want to send a signal as to what the farm bill will be so that producers can make decisions.