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.

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

Food safety involves everybody in the food chain.

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.

The world is really figuring BSE out, and that's positive.

On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture.