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Winnie Breeding
Kentucky State Farm Service Agency Office
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John W. McCauley, State Executive Director
FSA County Committee Nominations Begin June 15
Lexington, KY, June 8, 2011- Kentucky's USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director John McCauley, wants to remind farmers and landowners that local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee nomination begin on Wednesday, June 15.
"County committees play a vital role in the administration of federal farm programs and the positive effect they have on rural communities," said State Executive Director John McCauley. Farmers and ranchers are urged to participate in this year's county committee elections by nominating candidates by the August 1 deadline.
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 in which the person is a candidate.
FSA County Offices are mailing election information and the nomination form FSA-669A to eligible voters in the county. Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves or others, and organizations representing minorities and women may also nominate candidates. To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign the nomination form, FSA-669A. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. 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. Elections will take place this fall.
While FSA county committees do not approve or deny loans, they make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to 11 members that are elected by eligible producers.
FSA will mail ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 4. The voted ballots are due back to the local county office either by mail or in person by Dec. 5. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office on Jan. 2, 2012.
Contact your local FSA Service Center for addition information.
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