Japanese consumers are important to us. They are a key to our success.

The more important thing, though, for disease surveillance is to have movement information.

We're just now getting back into that marketplace. What we're trying to do is build a long-term relationship for a billion pounds of beef-trade. You simply can't allow mistakes like this to occur.

The fact of the matter is we'll get $450 million dollars of that market back, but the other $400 million we won't with the current agreement. We're looking at a hollow victory.

We know all about what they have done and the amount of success they have been able to achieve. It is truly one of the top programs in the nation. They flew someone in on a private plane to watch us play Mineral Area. That should tell you they have a big-time program.

I am thrilled to be part of a program with such potential for success ... There is a very talented and tight-knit group of gymnasts here and I'm excited about the opportunity to help strengthen this team into a national-level competitor.