County Committee

The Department of Agriculture began mailing ballots for the FSA county and urban county committee elections this week.  Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas for these committee members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally.   "Voting in these election...

Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux recently told lawmakers that he’ll give serious consideration to the recommendation to replace the FSA’s district committee system.  IndustryUpdate.com says the USDA’s Equities Commission recently made the recommendation.   However, Ducheneau...

The Equity Panel investigating discrimination within the agency wants USDA to consider eliminating the county committee system that’s played a big role in managing the Farm Service Agency’s agricultural programs.  According to IndustryUpdate.com, the Fairness Com...

Local USDA farm service agency service areas now are accepting nominations for FSA county committee members. "We have an election every year; consists of a nominee period; the nomination period runs till August 1st," said FSA Deputy Administrator Marcus Graham.  He...

The USDA is mailing ballots this week for the Farm Service Agency county and urban county committee elections. Elections are occurring in certain Local Administrative Areas for committee members who make decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally ...

Rod Bain previews this year's Farm Service County Committee election, which are already underway. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

A pilot program to provide service for urban and suburban Ag areas, will have locations starting this fall in cities like Portland, Cleveland, Albuquerque and Philadelphia. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce noted that interested citizens and stakeholders can learn more about urban-based FSA country committees, and the newly-established Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production within

The FSA County Committee election cycle is now underway, and runs through August 1st. FSA Administrator, Richard Fordyce, said Committees are responsible for decisions at the local level; ranging from program decisions to hiring to county executive directors ...

The FSA will start accepting nominations for county committee members on Monday. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas for these members who make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally ...

Starting Monday November 4th, ballots for this year's FSA County Committee election were mailed out.  Producers that vote need to get those ballots turned in by December 2nd to have their selections count.  The FSA's Steve Peterson said one third of county committee seats across the country are up for election annually.  Hee add...