NORWICH – The Chenango County Farm Service Agency is currently soliciting ballots for the 2012 FSA county committee elections for representatives in the townships of Guildford, Greene, Coventry, Afton and Bainbridge.

Ballots were first mailed to eligible voters earlier this month and will be accepted at local FSA offices until the voting deadline on Dec. 3. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 3. Newly-elected committee members will take their position beginning Jan. 1, 2013.

“The role and input of our county committee members is more vital than ever,” said Chenango County FSA Executive Director Brian Sheridan in a press statement issued last week. “New county committee members provide input and make important decisions on the local administration of disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues.”