Wisconsin Ag Connection - FSA County Committee Nomination Period Ends August 1

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FSA County Committee Nomination Period Ends August 1
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 07/10/2014

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack reminds farm producers that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees is now half-complete.

"County committees are a vital link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture," said Vilsack. "I hope that every eligible farmer and rancher will participate in this year's county committee elections. Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice; their opinions and ideas get to be heard on federal farm programs."

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 where the person is nominated.

Farmers and ranchers may nominate themselves or others. Organizations representing minorities and women also may 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 at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.

Nomination forms for the 2014 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on August 1. Elections will take place this fall.

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