Dr. W. R. "Reg" Gomes retired in 2007 from his position as Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) at the University of California. His responsibilities included being the chief executive officer responsible for all oversight activities in agriculture, natural resources, environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences, forestry, human and community development, Director of the California Agricultural Experiment Station, California Cooperative Extension, and numerous other related areas. Gomes other titles include being Professor Emeritus from The Ohio State University Department of Dairy Science and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Professor Emeritus from the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Interview topics include: animal science research and publications; budget crisis and process reorganization of program; past and future roles of ANR in California; governmental agricultural policies; global agriculture; role of Commerce, Industry, and Labor in determining programs; addressing the needs of farmers and citizens.