Kirby Payne, executive director of the Daviess County Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced farmer and rancher candidate nominations began June 15 for local FSA county committees.
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The nomination period continues through Aug. 1, 2008. Elections take place this fall.
"Farmers and ranchers can nominate themselves or any other producer for a position on the local FSA county committee," Payne said. "FSA county committees have an important role in the decision-making process for commodity price support loans and payments, conservation and disaster programs and other important agricultural issues in the farming community."
To hold office as a county committee member, a person must meet the basic eligibility requirements. For example, the person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by the agency, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area in which the person is a candidate.
To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign form FSA-669A. The form and other valuable information about FSA county committee elections are available online at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov; click on News & Events, then County Committee Elections. Nomination forms for the 2008 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 1, 2008. .
"Elected members will serve a three-year term," Payne said. "The newly elected committee members and alternates will take office January 1, 2009."
FSA will mail ballots to producers beginning Nov. 3. The voted ballots are due back to the local county office either via mail or in person by Dec. 1.
For details, contact the staff of the Daviess County FSA office at 660-663-3703 or visit the office at 209 Ash Street, Gallatin