Farm Service Nomination Period to End in August

Published by admin on Tue, 07/16/2024 - 3:50pm

The nomination period for United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) local FSA county committees is open until Thursday, August 1.

Nomination forms are now available for Local Administrative Area (LAA) No. in Grant County. LAA 2 is the northeastern portion of Grant County in townships of Alban, Big Stone, Grant Center and Melrose. LAA 2 is currently represented by Adam Pauli.

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 Thursday, August 1.

It is important that county committees 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.

FSA’s county committees provide an opportunity for producers to help all, especially county office staff, bridge the gaps between the producers served and the programs delivered. They also provide invaluable feedback on how we can improve our programs to better meet the needs of farmers and ranchers. Nowhere else in the federal government do citizen stakeholders play such a substantial and meaningful role in the delivery of federal programs.

For more information about county committees, please contact the Grant County FSA office at 605-432-6570, ext. 2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.