Jamie Hall Elected To Farm Services Agency Committee

January 5, 2010

Jamie Hall of Walnut Hill has been elected to the USDA Farm Services Agency County Committee.

Hall is a cattleman, hay producer and forester; his term as the Area 3 representative on the FSA Committee began January 1. He joins James D. Cunningham and Carolyn Morgan on the Escambia County FSA Committee.

County FSA Committee elections are held annually, according to Suzette D. Cooper, county executive director of the Escambia County FSA. Candidates are nominated by local farmers and ranchers, must live in the county or local administrative area they will represent and they must be eligible to vote in the county election.

Duties of the county committee include:

  • informing farmers of the purpose and provisions of FSA programs
  • keeping the state FSA committee informed of local administrative area conditions
  • recommending needed changes in farm programs
  • participating in county meetings as necessary
  • performing other duties as assigned by the state FSA committee.

The FSA committee members will hold their organizational meeting January 21 at 3 pm. at the local FSA Office at 151 Hwy 97, Molino, FL. Meetings are open to the public. The county committee chairman and vice-chairman will be selected at this meeting.

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One Response to “Jamie Hall Elected To Farm Services Agency Committee”

  1. alumni on January 5th, 2010 2:58 pm

    Congrats to you Jamie! Hope more folks get educated on just how important farmers and farming are to our survival.

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