Strategic Plan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service
(ERS) provides timely research and analysis to public and private
decisionmakers on topics related to agriculture, food, the
environment, and rural America. ERS provides more than just the
economic facts-the agency brings the perspective of economic
analysis to many critical issues facing farmers, agribusiness,
consumers, and policymakers.
Strategic Plan
for 2007-2012 
Plans for earlier years: