Source:USDA, 6/26/15

FSA County Committee nominations are open now through early August. Nationwide, there are approximately 7,800 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. FSA county committees make important decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support, and other agricultural issues.

Join a call on Monday, June 29th at 3pm ET with three local food farmers who will explain their participation on County and State level FSA committees and answer questions about how nomination and voting works, and why you should be involved.
The conference call number is: 888-844-9904. Participant Code is: 4804675.

Farmers do not need to be actively participating with any USDA program in order to vote or run for a three-year FSA committee term, but their farms must be registered with FSA and they must live in the voting district. Farmers who rent both land and house are also eligible. Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves or others to sit on the county committees.

Organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. The nomination form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available on the FSA elections website.