March 28, 2024

Elections for the 2018 County Committee

Elections for USDA’s Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Clarke-Decatur County Committee is underway.

It is important that every eligible producer participate in these elections because FSA county committees are a link between the agricultural community and the USDA. The 2018 election in Clarke-Decatur County will be conducted for the representative Local Administrative Area (LAA) 2 & 5: LAA 2 consists of Washington, Fremont, Liberty, Jackson and Franklin in Clarke County. LAA 5 consists of Garden Grove, High Point, Center, Eden, Woodland, Hamilton, and Morgan in Decatur County.

County committee members are a critical component of FSA operations. Committees should be comprised of members who reflect the diversity of producers involved in production agriculture in Clarke-Decatur County. This means that producers representing underserved groups or communities should be on the committee to speak on behalf of their constituency.

Underserved producers are beginning, women and other minority farmers and ranchers and land owners and/or operators who have limited resources. Other minority groups including Native American and Alaska Natives; persons under the poverty level, and persons that have disabilities are also considered underserved.

County committee election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters on Nov. 5, 2018. The last day to return completed ballots to the Clarke-Decatur County USDA service center is Dec. 3, 2018.

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