FSA Nominations

The Worth County Farm Service Agency (FSA) office is accepting nominations for a County Committee person for Local Administrative Area (LAA) #2 which is comprised of Fletchall and Middlefork townships. The current Committee person representing this area is Mary Ewing.
Nominations can be accepted until Wednesday, August 1, 2008. Almost anyone participating or cooperating in an FSA program – and of legal voting age – can be a candidate. Farmers and ranchers can nominate themselves or any other producer for a position on the local FSA County Committee.
The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between local farm communities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA. They make decisions impacting the delivery of FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on FSA committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer as well as important decisions about disaster and conservation programs, commodity price support loans and payments, and other agricultural issues affecting Worth County. They work to make FSA agricultural programs serve the needs of local producers.
Elected members will serve a three-year term. The newly elected Committee members and alternates will take office January 1, 2009. FSA will mail ballots to producers eligible to vote beginning November 3, 2008. The voted ballots are due back to the local county office either via mail or in person by December 1, 2008. If you have any questions concerning the local election process contact your local FSA office at 660-564-3341.