Nominations accepted for 2006 COC election: Ballots issued in November

This year?s election will involve the Local Administrative Area (LAA) No. 2. LAA No. 2 is the area North of McMinnville along Highway 56 and eastward to a line between State Highway 30 and Highway 8. The LAA No. 2 includes the communities of Green Hill, Rock Island, Highland, Eastside, Bone Cave, Shellsford, and Midway according to Steve Stubblefield, Warren County FSA executive director.

?The election of agricultural producers to the FSA county committees is important to all farmers and producers with large or small operations,? said Stubblefield. ?It is crucial that every eligible producer participate in these elections because FSA county committees are a direct link between the agricultural community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.?

The nomination period begins June 15, 2006. To become a nominee, eligible individuals must sign nomination forms FSA-669A. The form includes a statement that the nominee agrees to serve if elected. All completed nomination forms must be returned to the Warren County FSA office or postmarked by August 1, 2006.

?Ballots will be issued to all persons on the eligible voter list on November 3, 2006 and the final date for a completed ballot to be returned to the Warren County FSA Office or postmarked will be December 4, 2006,? said Stubblefield.

Elected Committee members will then take office on January 1, 2007. Mr. Steve Glenn currently serves as the representative to the Committee from LAA No. 2. He is eligible to be serve a second term on the FSA Committee.

Since its establishment in 1936, the FSA County Committee has been an important part of the structure of the local FSA system. Members of the local elected County FSA Committee make important decisions concerning the administration of federal farm programs in their area. The County Committee for the Warren County Office is composed of 3 farmer elected members and an advisor appointed by and approved by the County Committee and State FSA Committee.

For additional information on the nomination and election procedures for the County FSA Committee, please contact the Warren County FSA office located at 811 Faulkner Springs Road, McMinnville.