EDITOR’S NOTE: This “Letters” section is an opportunity for USDA employees to communicate with Secretary Ann Veneman, through questions or comments, on matters that would be appropriate and of general interest to USDA employees across the country. She invites employees to use this particular forum in the USDA News to communicate with her, by using the following mailing address: “Letters,” Sec. Ann Veneman, USDA, STOP #0190, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250.