The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work to make FSA agricultural programs serve the needs of local producers.

PLEASE READ: Uniform Guidelines For Conducting Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections (Text 39 Bytes | PDF 66 KB)

Important Election Dates

June 15, 2018

The nomination period begins. Request nomination forms from the local USDA Service Center or obtain online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections

Aug. 1, 2018

Last day to file nomination forms at the local USDA Service Center

Nov. 5, 2018

Ballots mailed to eligible voters

Dec. 3, 2018

Last day to return voted ballots to the USDA Service Center

Jan. 1, 2019

Newly elected county committee members take office

2018 Election Materials

Nomination Forms

• English: 2018 Nomination Form for County FSA Committee Election (PDF, 57 KB)
• Spanish: 2018 Nomination Form for County Committee Election (PDF, 56 KB)

News Releases

FSA County Committee Nominations Launch June 15

Fact Sheets

• County Committee Elections Fact Sheet - 2018
• Eligibility to Vote and Hold Office as a County Committee Member - 2018
  

County Committee Briefing

English

• 2018 PowerPoint Version (PPT, 4.31 MB)
• 2018 PDF Version (PDF, 3.71 MB)

Spanish

• 2018 PowerPoint Version (PPT, 4.20 MB)
• 2018 PDF Version (PDF, 3.80 MB)

County Committee Posters

County Committee Public Service Announcements

• Audio Recording of FSA Acting Administrator Steve Peterson encouraging the nomination of candidates to serve on the FSA County Committees (MP3)
• PSA Script (PDF)

County Committee Brochure

County Committee Trifold Brochure (PDF, 486 KB)

County Committee Tools for Stakeholders

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 6.21 MB)
• Brochure (PDF, 486 KB)
• PowerPoint for Stakeholders (PDF, 1.40 MB)

County Committee Member Spotlights

Visit our multimedia story to read about current FSA county committee members and check back each week as we highlight other committee members from around the country.

Election Reports