County Committee Nominations Due By Thursday

The FSA is reminding farmers and ranchers they only have a few more days to get nominees to the local county committee submitted.  Eligible candidates must be submitted by Thursday, the 1^st.

County committees are made up of farmers and ranchers elected by other producers to guide the delivery of farm programs at the local level.  The FSA says committee members play a critical role in the day-to-day operations.  Producers can nominate themselves or another producer to serve on the local county committee.  C

ommittees consist of three to 11 members and meet once a month or as needed to make important decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs, county office employment and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide there are over 7,700 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees.

To be eligible to serve on an FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program and reside in the local administrative area where the election is being held.  A complete list of eligibility requirements, more information and nomination forms are available at FSA's Website.

The newly elected county committee members will take office Jan. 1, 2020.

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