Farm Service Agency county committee nominations now open
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[June 26, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD
-- Scherrie V. Giamanco, USDA Illinois Farm Service Agency
executive director, announced that farmers have until Aug. 1 to
nominate eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency
county committees. The county committee nomination period began June
15.
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"County committees play a vital role in the administration of
federal farm programs and are the voice of local landowners and
farmers. They have a positive effect on rural communities as
they represent farmers in their area of the county," said
Giamanco. FSA county committees make decisions on commodity
price support loans, conservation programs, disaster programs,
employing county executive directors and other significant
agricultural issues.
To hold office as a county committee member, 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. A complete list of eligibility requirements is posted
online at
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/
Internet/FSA_File/coc_eligib_2012.pdf.
Individuals may nominate themselves or others as candidates.
Additionally, organizations representing minorities and women
may nominate candidates. All nominees must sign nomination form
FSA-669A, which includes a statement that the nominee agrees to
serve if elected. Form FSA-669A is available at USDA Service
Centers and online at
http://forms.sc.egov.usda.gov/
efcommon/eFileServices/eForms/
FSA669-A.PDF.
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All nomination forms for the 2012 election must be postmarked or
received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on
Aug. 1.
Voting takes place in the fall. Ballots will be mailed to
eligible voters by Nov. 5. The final day to return completed ballots
to the local USDA Service Center is Dec. 3. Newly elected county
committee members take office Jan. 1, 2013.
For more information about FSA county committees, visit a local
USDA Service Center or online at
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/
webapp?area=newsroom&subject=
landing&topic=cce.
[Text from file received from
Illinois Farm Service Agency] |