Chenango FSA urges farmers to vote for county committee
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.”
Ballots have also been made available at the Chenango USDA Service Center at 99 N. Broad St. in Norwich. Voting qualifications require that Chenango farmers participate or cooperate in an FSA program. Someone who is below the legal voting age but supervises and conducts farming operations of an entire farm may also be eligible to vote. Agricultural producers in each county submitted candidate nominations during the nomination period, which ended Aug. 1.
While FSA county committees do not approve or deny farm operating loans, they make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,700 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to 11 members that are elected by eligible producers.
Additional information about county committees, including fact sheets and brochures, is available at the Chenango County USDA offices or online, www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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.”
Ballots have also been made available at the Chenango USDA Service Center at 99 N. Broad St. in Norwich. Voting qualifications require that Chenango farmers participate or cooperate in an FSA program. Someone who is below the legal voting age but supervises and conducts farming operations of an entire farm may also be eligible to vote. Agricultural producers in each county submitted candidate nominations during the nomination period, which ended Aug. 1.
While FSA county committees do not approve or deny farm operating loans, they make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. Nationwide, there are about 7,700 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. Committees consist of three to 11 members that are elected by eligible producers.
Additional information about county committees, including fact sheets and brochures, is available at the Chenango County USDA offices or online, www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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