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Lead Your FSA: 2018 FSA County Committee Election – Vote Today!

Elections are taking place now for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. Eligible voters started receiving ballots the week of Nov. 5, 2018.

Producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Farmers and ranchers who supervise and conduct the farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, may also be eligible to vote.

County committees are unique to FSA and serve as a direct link between agricultural communities across the country and USDA. Stop by your local FSA office to learn about the candidates running in your area or look for information in your local FSA GovDelivery monthly electronic bulletin. Not receiving our emails? Sign up today!

Make your vote count! All ballots must be returned to your local FSA office, or postmarked no later than, Dec. 3, 2018.

For more information on FSA county committees, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/elections.

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Indiana State Executive Director

Steven E. Brown

Indiana State FSA Committee

Ken Rulon, Chairperson
Allen Buchanan, Member
Bill Gelfius, Member
Clint Orr, Member
Kirk Perkins, Member

Application Deadlines for Coverage for NAP Final Dates

• March 15 --- Annual spring/summer planted crops not limited to: Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Canola, Cantaloupes, Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Greens, Herbs, Honeydew, Lettuce, Oats, Okra, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radishes, Sorghum, Soybeans, Squash, Tomatillos, Tomatoes, Watermelon

• May 1 --- Nursery (ornamental nursery and non-ornamental propagation nursery) for the crop year June 1 - May 31

• September 1 --- Value Loss Crops for the following year (flowers for fresh cut, onion sets, turfgrass sod, Christmas trees, aquaculture, ginseng, mushrooms, etc.)

• September 30 --- Garlic, Wheat, Barley, Rye and Mint for the following year's crop

• November 15 --- Perennial Grazing and Forage Crops (alfalfa, grass, mixed forages, clover, etc.)

• November 20 --- Apples, Apricots, Aronia (Chokeberry), Asparagus, Blueberries, Caneberries, Cherries, Grapes, Hops, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Strawberries

• December 1 --- Honey for the following year

Call or write to us at:

United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
5981 Lakeside Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46278

317-290-3315
Fax 855-374-4066