“Local voices matter, and agricultural producers play an important role in shaping how federal farm programs serve their communities,” said FSA Administrator Bill Beam. “With nominations now open for FSA county committees, producers have an opportunity to put Farmers First by ensuring local farmers and ranchers have a voice in program delivery.” ?
Elections for committee members will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA). LAAs are FSA committee elective areas in a single county or multi-county?jurisdiction?and may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area.???? ?
Producers interested in serving on the FSA county committee can locate their LAA at fsa.usda.gov/coc?and?determine?if their LAA is up for election by contacting their local FSA office.??
Agricultural producers may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee if they: ??
Participate or cooperate in a USDA program.??
Reside?in the LAA that is up for election this year.??????
A cooperating producer is someone who has provided information about their farming or ranching operation to FSA, even if they have not applied or received program benefits.???
Individuals may nominate themselves or others and qualifying organizations may also nominate candidates. USDA encourages all eligible producers to nominate, vote and hold office.?????
Nationwide, more than 7,700 dedicated members of the agriculture community serve on FSA county committees. The committees are made up of three to 11 members who serve three-year terms. Committee members play a key role in how FSA delivers disaster recovery, conservation,?commodity?and price support programs, as well as making decisions on county office employment and other agricultural issues.???
More Information??????
Producers should contact their local FSA office today to learn more about their county’s election. To be considered, a producer must sign?an?FSA-669A?nomination form. This form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at?fsa.usda.gov/coc.????
All nomination forms for the 2026 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by the Aug. 3, 2026, deadline. Election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters in November 2026.???
