In order to achieve our agency goals and maintain an achievable focus, the following objectives are considered top priority:

• Improving customer service and compliance education for all customers and licensees;
• Streamlining and automating internal and external systems and continuing to identify opportunities for program and agency efficiencies in daily business activities;
• Performing daily responsibilities effectively and efficiently with a focus on customers served and cross training when appropriate;
• Evaluating and adjusting program, division and agency structure to continually improve effectiveness and efficiency;
• Eliminating unnecessary and outdated regulations and/or agency activities;
• Enhancing internal communications and professional development opportunities for agency staff;
• Recruiting and retaining high quality employees — the right people, doing the right thing, with the right attitude;
• Continuing to build upon a commonsense policy and regulatory agenda and influencing federal policy issues in accordance with industry needs and interests;
• Growing agriculture in the state, eliminating barriers to growth, developing workforce and building marketing activities in-state, out-of-state and globally;
• Developing strategic partnerships with Kansas State University and other potential partners to better serve Kansans and the agriculture industry; and
• Advocating for agriculture at all levels and providing industry outreach.