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U.S. Ag Farm Service Agency Accepting Nominations for County Committee Members

Monday, June 28th, 2021 -- 10:59 AM

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15th.

Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2021 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by August 2nd.

Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in a USDA program, and reside in the LAA that is up for election this year, may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee.

A cooperating producer is someone who has provided information about their farming or ranching operation to FSA, even if they have not applied or received program benefits. Individuals may nominate themselves or others and qualifying organizations may also nominate candidates.

USDA encourages minority producers, women and beginning farmers or ranchers to nominate, vote, and hold office. Nationwide, more than 7,700 dedicated members of the agricultural community serving on FSA county committees.

The committees are made up of three to 11 members who serve three-year terms. Producers serving on FSA county committees play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of the agency.

Committee members are vital to how FSA carries out disaster programs, as well as conservation, commodity and price support programs, county office employment and other agricultural issues. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction.

This may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area. Producers should contact their local FSA office today to register and find out how to get involved in their county’s election.

They should check with their local USDA Service Center to see if their LAA is up for election this year. To be considered, a producer must be registered and sign an FSA-669A nomination form.

The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at fsa.usda.gov/elections. Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters beginning November 1st. To find your local USDA Service Center, visit farmers.gov/service-locator.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.