NEWS
Farm Service Agency
Public Affairs Staff
1400 Independence Ave SW
Stop 0506, Room 3624-South
Washington, D.C. 20250-0506
Release No. 1533.02
Latawnya Dia (202) 720-7962
Latawnya_Dia@wdc.fsa.usda.gov
USDA APPOINTS MASSACHUSETTS FARM SERVICE AGENCY STATE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2002 The U.S. Department of
Agriculture announced the appointment of the five State
Committee members for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) in
Massachusetts.
FSA State Committees are responsible for the general
direction and supervision of state FSA programs. The
committee keeps farmers informed of Agency program
activities and resolves appeals and complaints. Members
maintain cooperative relationships with the agribusiness
community. The Massachusetts State Committee members are as
follows:
· Kelley Rae Small, from Worcester County, is Chairperson
of the committee. Ms. Small was raised on a farm. She is
actively involved in the Massachusetts horse industry and
is the publisher of Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar;
· Matthew Wilken Beaton, from Barnstable County, is part
owner and Vice-President of the Cranberry Grower's
Services and assists in the daily management of cranberry
bogs;
· Raymond E. Duda, from Hampshire County, is the owner and
President of Lazy D Farms, a family beef cattle and
compost operation, which was a dairy farm until 1988;
· Diana Lynn Rex, from Hampshire County, is co-owner of
Four Rex Farm, Inc., which consists of greenhouse
tomatoes, peppers, European cucumbers, bedding plants,
and other vegetables; and
· H. Michael Smolak, Jr., from Essex County, is owner
and operator of Smolak Farms, a multifaceted operation
that combines agriculture, education, and tourism.
FSA ensures the well-being of American agriculture, the
environment and the American public through efficient and
equitable administration of farm commodity programs; farm
ownership, operating and emergency loans; conservation and
environmental programs; emergency and disaster assistance;
domestic and international food assistance; and international
export credit programs.
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