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Source: USDA, 1/9/17
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Peanut Board to replace one producer member and alternate for the states of Alabama, Florida Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia, for when those terms expire on Dec. 31, 2017. Each member and alternate will serve a 3-year term. Applications are due by May 1, 2017. The 12-member board is composed of one member and one alternate from each of the primary peanut-producing states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia – and one at-large member and alternate collectively from the minor peanut-producing states. The members and alternates are nominated by producers or producer groups within their respective states.
Nomination meetings for the states are scheduled for the following dates, locations and times: Jan. 25, 2017 - Mississippi Mississippi State University Campus Bost Building B Starkville, Miss. 39762 The nomination meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 9, 2017 - Alabama National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds Highway 231 South Dothan, Ala. 36301 Nominations will follow the Alabama-Florida Peanut Trade Show.
Feb. 14, 2017 - Virginia South Hampton County Fairgrounds 25376 New Market Road Courtland, VA 23837 The nomination meeting will take place after lunch for the Virginia Peanut Growers Association annual meeting, which begins at 9 a.m.
February 16, 2017- Florida Jackson County Agricultural Complex and Conference Center 2741 Penn Avenue Marianna, Fla. 32448 The nomination meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m.
April 7, 2017 - North Carolina Roanoke Country Club 1380 Fairway Drive Williamston, NC 27892 The nomination meeting will take place at 10 a.m.
For additional information about nomination meetings and the application process, contact the board’s Vice President of Finance and Compliance Maria Mehok at (678) 424-5750, or email mymehok@nationalpeanutboard.org. For more information about the board, visit the board’s website at www.nationalpeanutboard.org. USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of the individuals served by the program.
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