USDA Strategic Plan

United States Department of Agriculture

USDA Strategic Plan FY 2018 ? 2022

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STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Ensure USDA Programs Are Delivered Effciently, Effectively, With Integrity and a Focus on Customer Service...............................................................................5

STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Maximize the Ability of American Agricultural Producers To Prosper by Feeding and Clothing the World.....................................................................................15

STRATEGIC GOAL 3: Promote American Agricultural Products and Exports ....................................................................25

STRATEGIC GOAL 4: Facilitate Rural Prosperity and Economic Development..................................................................33

STRATEGIC GOAL 5: Strengthen the Stewardship of Private Lands Through Technology and Research..................................................................................................................39

STRATEGIC GOAL 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of Our National Forest System Lands...........................................................................................................45

STRATEGIC GOAL 7: Provide All Americans Access to a Safe, Nutritious, and Secure Food Supply ....................................................................................................................53

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Message From the Secretary

It's my honor to serve with each and every one of you here at USDA. Our mission to "do right and feed everyone" is no easy task, but together as one USDA family we can accomplish so much.

I am outlining our FY2018-2022 Strategic Plan, made up of seven strategic goals, which will guide us as we work to support American farmers, ranchers, foresters, producers, and consumers in the years to come. This Plan serves as a roadmap for everything the USDA family and I will do to remain accountable to each other and to the people who rely on us across the country.

Here at USDA, we will facilitate rural prosperity through the expansion of rural business opportunities, access to capital, improved infrastructure, and support for workforce development.

We will also work to preserve the land. Stewardship is not optional for farmers and ranchers. American agriculture's bounty comes directly from the natural resources used to produce food and fber. Today, America's natural resources sustain more than 320 million Americans and countless others around the globe. We will work to manage the natural resources entrusted directly to the Department ? including our National Forests ? with a sharp focus on the sustainable use of these resources.

First and foremost, we will work to prioritize customer service every day for our customers ? the American taxpayers. Our customers expect ? and have every right to demand ? their Government to conduct the people's business effciently, effectively, and with the utmost integrity.

We will promote the ability of America's agricultural sector to produce and sell the food and fber that feeds and clothes the world and to reap the earned reward of their labor. By promoting American agricultural products, we will work to remove obstacles and give farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers every opportunity to prosper and thrive.

Last but not least, USDA will continue to ensure that all Americans have access to a safe and secure food supply.

Our FY2018-2022 Strategic Plan will guide the work of all of us at USDA in the coming years to ensure our efforts best serve the American public. So, let's roll up our sleeves and continue to "do right and feed everyone."

Sincerely,

Sonny Perdue Secretary

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Mission Statement Provide leadership on agriculture, food, natural resources, rural infrastructure, nutrition, and related issues through fact-based, data-driven, and customer-focused decisions. Vision Statement Do right and feed everyone Core Values We expect and require complete honesty and integrity in all we do. We make commitments with care and live up to them. We own up to problems and are always responsive. We provide service to our customers on time, every time. We guard, conserve, and preserve USDA resources the taxpayers have entrusted to us. Stakeholder Engagement USDA regularly consults with external stakeholders, including Congress, USDA's customers, partners, landowners, policy experts, and industry and consumer groups regarding our programs' effectiveness. Recent examples include the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Roundtables and the Back to Our Roots Listening Tour. These consultations have been used to validate the strategic goals, objectives, and performance measures outlined in the plan.

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