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.

I ended up being the governor of a very ag state, Nebraska.

The meat and poultry industries are outstanding industries, and it's going to be a very natural fit for me.

Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose.

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.

We had Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, and Oman open their markets to our beef, and we're excited about that.

When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef.