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2011 FSA County Committee Elections Nomination Period set for June 15 to Aug. 1
06/08/2011 05:52 PM EDT
For Immediate Release: June 8 2011
Media Contact:
Jennifer Cole
USDA Montana Farm Service Agency
(406) 587-6786
jennifer.cole@mt.usda.gov
2011 FSA County Committee Elections Nomination Period set for June 15 to Aug. 1
Bozeman, June 8, 2011 - Montana farmer and rancher candidate nominations begin June 15 for local FSA county committees, USDA Montana Farm Service Agency Acting State Executive Director Richard "Dick" Deschamps announced today. The nomination period continues through Aug. 1, 2011. Elections take place in early November through Dec.5, 2011
“We are pleased to announce the launch of this year’s FSA county committees’ nomination process,” Deschamps said. "We highly encourage interested agricultural producers to consider running for county committee. This is a great opportunity to get involved in decisions that affect Montana’s farmers and ranchers.”
To be eligible to serve on an FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area (LAA) in which the person is a candidate.
Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves, be nominated by other producers in the LAA, as well as be nominated by organizations representing minorities and women. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The nomination form is being mailed to all eligible producers and is also available at your local FSA office or on the state FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/mt. Nomination forms for the 2011 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 1, 2011.
While they do not approve or deny loans, FSA county committee members make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other important agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are more than 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to five members who are elected by eligible local producers.
FSA will mail ballots to producers beginning Nov. 4th. The voted ballots are due back to the local county office either via mail or in person by Dec. 5, 2011. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office Jan. 2, 2012.
For more information about the COC elections visit the local county office or http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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