Category Archives: County Committee Elections

Lead your FSA – Alabama Tree Grower Leads to Inform His Peers

Posted on June 27, 2018 by cassiebable

By Lauren Moore, Public Affairs Specialist A Family Business Willie Scott Smith is a pine tree grower in Greene County, Alabama. Smith owns Andrew Smith and Sons Farm Inc. with his four brothers, an operation established by their father in … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Oregon Committee Member Promotes Importance of Indian Agriculture

Posted on June 22, 2018 by cassiebable

By Cassie Bable, Public Affairs Specialist Ruth “Pinky” Beymer is the third generation to live on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon, which covers 560,000 acres of desert, mountains and water. She married into a ranching family in … Continue reading →

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Lead your FSA – Maine Oyster Producer Serves on his FSA County Committee to Give Back

Posted on June 14, 2018 by cassiebable

By Lauren Moore, Public Affairs Specialist After lobstering for 16 years, David Cheney became a full-time oyster producer in 2012. Cheney owns and operates Johns River Oysters in Lincoln County, Maine, where he produces American cocktail oysters. Oysters from his … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – Colorado Beginning Farmer Answers Call to Get Involved

Posted on June 7, 2018 by cassiebable

By: Lauren Moore, Public Affairs Specialist Deep Roots in Ag Miranda Sandoval grew up on her family’s operation, Sandoval Ranches, in Conejos County, Colorado. Now as a fifth-generation farmer, Sandoval is carrying on the family tradition. “Agriculture runs deep in … Continue reading →

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FSA County Committee Nomination Period Opens June 15

Posted on June 6, 2018 by cassiebable

The nomination period for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committees opens on June 15. Each county office is looking for producers to serve on the local county committee. County committee elections are held annually in every county when FSA … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – West Virginia Farmer Wants to Ensure Producers are Treated Fairly

Posted on June 28, 2017 by cassiebable

Paul Oxley is serving the second year of his second term on the Putnam County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Committee in West Virginia. A fellow farmer nominated Oxley to serve on the committee. County committee members are elected … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – Washington Committee Member is a Voice for Local Farmers

Posted on June 28, 2017 by cassiebable

Melanie Wyss and her brothers, Jason and Brandon, farm nearly 100 acres of cherry, apple and pear orchards in the Okanogan Valley in Washington state. The produce is sold in stores across the nation like Costco, Walmart and Safeway. Wyss … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – Texas Committee Member Returns the Favor by Helping Beginning Farmers

Posted on June 28, 2017 by cassiebable

Lorena Lujan has served on the Reeves/Loving/Ward/Winkler County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee since 2013. Prior to becoming an elected member, she served as the advisor from 2008 through 2012. Lujan decided to serve on the FSA county committee to … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – Tennessee Committee Member Serves to Keep Producers Informed

Posted on June 28, 2017 by cassiebable

Beth Lee Dawson has served on the Dickson County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee in Tennessee for two years. Dawson and her husband, Phil, grow corn, soybeans and winter wheat on 800 acres. They also run 250 head of … Continue reading →

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Lead Your FSA – South Carolina Farmer Wants Underserved Producers to get Involved with FSA

Posted on June 28, 2017 by cassiebable

Walter Mack in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, is serving his second term on the Jasper/Beaufort County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Committee where he enjoys educating producers about USDA programs and assistance. Mack was first elected to serve on … Continue reading →

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