Source: USDA, 3/10/21
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for one producer position and one expert in
finance and management to serve three-year terms on the National Sheep Industry
Improvement Center Board of Directors. Nominations are due May 9, 2021. USDA selects appointees from candidates nominated by Certified
Nominating Organizations (CNO). A CNO is any certified national organization
with a principle interest in the production of sheep in the United States and
whose membership consists primarily of active domestic sheep producers. The board of directors comprises seven voting members and two non-voting members. Voting members include four active U.S. sheep producers, two members with expertise in finance and management and one member with expertise in lamb or wool product marketing. Non-voting members include USDA’s Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics. AMS policy is that the diversity of the board should reflect the
diversity of their industries in experience of members, methods of production
and distribution, marketing strategies, and other distinguishing factors that
will bring different perspectives and ideas to the table. When submitting
nominations, the industry must consider the diversity of the population served
and the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the members to serve a diverse
population. The Sheep Industry Improvement Center was established as part of
the 2008 Farm Bill and administers a grant program designed to improve the
infrastructure of the U.S. sheep industry by strengthening and enhancing the
production and marketing of sheep and sheep products. For more information, contact Betsy Flores at (202) 720-1118
or Elizabethr.Flores@usda.gov. |