Nominations Open for FSA County Committees
Nominations Open for
FSA County Committees
The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees is open and will end on Tuesday, August 1. Nominations and elections will be conducted in the western part of Grant County in the townships of Blooming Valley, Farmington, Kilborn, Lura, Mazeppa, Osceola and Twin Brooks.
FSA county committees are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA and allow grassroots input and location administration of federal farm programs.
To be eligible to serve on the FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in an agency administered program, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the Local Administrative Area (LAA) where they are nominated. The Grant County FSA Committee is made up of three members who serve three-year terms. The current elected members are Tyler Grabow, Adam Pauli and Gail Barlund.
Farmers and livestock producers may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Organizations representing minority and women farmers and ranchers may also nominate candidates. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and more information about county committee elections is available online at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Grant County FSA Office by close of business on Tuesday, August 1.
FSA officials note the importance of having county committees that are comprised of members who fairly represent the diverse demographics of production agriculture for their community. All producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers are encouraged to participate in the nomination and election process.
More information about county committees is available from the Grant County FSA office at 605-432-6570, extension two, or from www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
