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Nominations Being Accepted for Richardson County FSA County Committee

By John Nixon

06/21/2013

(KLZA) Shawna Mitchell, County Executive Director for the Richardson Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that farmer and rancher candidate nominations are currently being accepted for the local FSA county committees. The nomination period closes August 1, 2013 with the election taking place between November 4, and the close of business on December 2, 2013.

To be eligible to serve on a 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 in which the person is a candidate. The 2013 election will be held for area #3 which consists of the East Muddy, Barada, Aarago, Rulo, and Jefferson township precincts.

Producers may nominate themselves or others and organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. The form and other information about FSA COC elections are available online at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections or you may visit any local FSA office to obtain a copy. Nomination forms for the 2013 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by close of business August 1, 2013.

FSA County Committee members make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other important agricultural issues. Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer.

Members serve three-year terms. In Nebraska, committees consist of three to 7 members who are elected by eligible producers.

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