The FSA County Office Committee is the most direct link between USDA farm programs and local producers. The county committee system helps shape nationwide programs into programs that work at the local level by making decisions on things like commodity price support loans, Conservation Reserve Program, USDA disaster programs, and the annual PLC/ARC farm program plus any newly authorized programs.
County committee members will provide input and make important decisions on the local administration of USDA farm programs under any future farm legislation. I particularly encourage minority and women producers to get involved so that county committees fairly represent the producers of the county.
Nominations for the County Committee election was submitted by eligible voters before the deadline in August and the nominees that have been determined eligible to serve are as follows: John Chamblis and Larry Heard. These are the nominees for this year in Local Administrative Area No. 2, which includes all the western Delta area in the county covering the communities of Tutwiler, Sumner, Webb, Glendora and Philipp,
John Chamblis, from Highway 32 west of Webb, has farmed corn, wheat, rice and soybeans. Larry Heard of Webb has farmed soybeans. Larry has served as an alternate to Maci Flautt’s position on the county committee for many years.
2024 Tallahatchie FSA county committee election ballots were mailed to all eligible voters the first week of November. If you are a farmer, rancher or a landowner, or if you participate in FSA programs on a farm located in the west Delta or Philipp area of Tallahatchie County in or near the communities listed, you should have received a ballot in the mail.
If you think you are eligible to vote in this election in the area described and have not received a ballot by Nov. 20, contact the Tallahatchie County FSA office before the Dec. 2 deadline to return the ballots. The newly-elected member and alternate will take office on Jan. 1 and begin serving a three-year term.
Those people elected to the committee will become part of a national network of farmers and ranchers that have a unique opportunity to help the future of all local producers. This is government at its best, local in nature, focused here, at home, and bringing the resources and expertise of the USDA together with FSA’s customers in rural America.
For more information about the FSA committee election, contact the Tallahatchie Farm Service Agency located in the USDA Service Center at 360 West Cypress Street, Charleston. The phone number is 662-647-8857, ext. 2.
Most of all, please remember to vote for the candidate of your choice and return your ballot by Dec. 2, 2024.
