Foreword, by Dan Glickman, Secretary of
Agriculture
USDA--Year at a Glance
1. Increasing Production, Trade, and Opportunities for Family Farmers
2. Providing More Tools for the Wise Stewardship of the Land
3. Feeding More Children and Families
4. Raising Consumer Confidence in Food Safety
5. Creating Jobs and Revitalizing the Economy in Rural Communities
6. Investing in the Future Through Research, Education, and Economics
7. Promoting Quality and Fair Trade Through Marketing and Regulatory Services
8. Setting a Sweeping Civil Rights Agenda
9. Providing Administrative and Executive Support to the Department and Its Clients
List of USDA agencies and acronyms
by Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture
In 1997, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provided meaningful help to those involved in production agriculture--as well as the millions of other people who benefit from our wide range of programs.
The Department made significant strides in advancing the fight against hunger, taking America’s conservation efforts to new levels, modernizing and improving food safety, and creating a new day for civil rights at USDA.
We increased trade, enhanced opportunities for family farmers, used new and older tools for the wise stewardship of the land, fed more hungry children and families, made food recovery a national priority, set a sweeping civil rights agenda for the Department and began to implement it, raised consumer confidence in the safety of our food, created jobs in rural America, made scientific discoveries that help farmers and all Americans, and protected American crops and livestock from disease and pests. Through its programs for consumers, producers, the environment, and rural America, USDA affects your life every day.
This report highlights our accomplishments as a Department during 1997, and provides specific activities in which USDA had a real and positive impact on people’s lives.
