Today, we can tell people we have a testing process and facilities in place on a nationwide basis.

Producers are so much better-educated in issues related to terrorism.

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

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.

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.

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

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