Mike Johanns Quotes (61 Quotes)

Our poultry industry is very consolidated, unlike that of other countries where chickens are raised in yards and inside homes. Our chickens, turkeys and eggs are raised in very controlled environments.

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

These programs have helped thousands of producers recover from the devastating effects of severe weather in counties that have received a Presidential disaster declaration,

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

We are very concerned with the level of childhood obesity, ... We don't want this generation of young people to live fewer years than their parents.

One of the things that I always say about bioterrorism, whether it's ourselves at the federal level, folks at the state level, or folks in the private industry, we've done many great things, especially since 9/11.

I never would have believed as a candidate for the U.S. Senate that the U.S. government could buy GM without a hearing, with no vote, yes or no. There are billions and billions of dollars at stake here.

The president has been a true friend of the ag industry, because he continues to invest large amounts of money at a time when savings is really the goal of the federal government to deal with the deficit.

We're not writing the farm bill here.

In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.

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.