On the professional side, those 18 years on the farm instilled my love for agriculture. Mike Johanns agriculturefarminstill Change image and share on social
The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection. Mike Johanns baseconsumergoal Change image and share on social
People enjoy our meat and our poultry, as I do as a consumer. Mike Johanns consumerenjoymeat Change image and share on social
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. Mike Johanns accuratelyamericanbenefit share on social
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. Mike Johanns askbasedecision Change image and share on social
The big producer is going to figure out how to deal with whatever the rules are, but the little guy who is running a few hundred units or maybe feeding 1,500 cattle a year, how will they ever comply with these requirements? Mike Johanns bigcattlecomply share on social
Growing up on a dairy farm, you certainly learn discipline and a commitment to purpose. Mike Johanns commitmentdairydiscipline Change image and share on social
In this day and age when we do so much business in foreign trade, we need the ability to identify trace an animal very quickly, identifying where it came from - where it has been, and where it is at today. Mike Johanns abilityageanimal share on social
We need to always be vigilant on the sanitary issues. Mike Johanns issuesanitaryvigilant Change image and share on social
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. Mike Johanns fortunatelyhighmeat Change image and share on social