Recognizing that the Department of Agriculture's existence has been due to responding to the needs of the public involved with the food, fiber and natural resources industry, we have been operating for over a decade with the following mission:
To prepare students with professional expertise leading to successful careers in business, government agencies and educational institutions while experiencing fulfilled lives and meeting mature responsibilities in a constantly changing society; and to be a source of agricultural knowledge that is obtained through study and research that may be utilized for the improvement of the quality of the citizens of the United States.