1. 1 Engaged Not Engaged Actively Disengaged Gallup Employee Engagement Index at USDA FSA by Year Ratio of Engaged to Actively Disengaged: 1.13:1 1.83:1 1.87:1 Copyright © 2007 The Gallup Organization, Princeton, NJ. All rights reserved. Two Gallup Recommendations: 4:1 Ratio of Engaged to Actively Disengaged 40% Engaged

2. 2 USDA FSA Q 12 ® Results Means and % 5s by Year2006 2004 Means% 5s 3.44 3.73 3.52 3.57 3.63 3.36 3.31 3.86 3.03 3.46 3.75 3.98 26 38 32 24 28 21 24 40 22 23 28 39 3.71 3.84 3.63 3.71 3.75 3.50 3.47 3.93 3.32 3.66 3.89 4.12 34 42 36 27 31 25 28 43 28 30 45 Means% 5s2003 Means% 5s 3.68 3.55 3.62 3.73 3.68 3.42 3.93 3.23 3.60 3.87 4.07 34 33 36 27 31 24 27 44 28 27 33 44 Copyright © 1992-1999 The Gallup Organization, Princeton NJ. All rights reserved. Opportunities to learn and grow Progress in last six months Best friend Coworkers committed to quality Mission/Purpose of organization My opinions count Encourages development Supervisor/Someone at work cares Recognition last seven days Do what I do best every day Materials and equipment I know what is expected of me at work 2002 Means%5s 3.31 3.30 3.47 3.39 3.11 3.04 3.61 2.58 3.36 3.66 4.01 23 25 31 20 21 16 19 34 14 18 25 40

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