| Ross County FSA
Office 475 Western Ave
Suite G
Chillicothe, OH 45601 Hours
Monday – Friday
7:00 am. – 4:30 pm
Phone: 740-772-1711
Fax: 855-832-5976
County Executive Director:
Lisa Everman Farm Loan Manager:
Frankie Stith-Scott Program Technicians:
Lisa Houser
Billie Helterbrand
Heather Dunham
County Committee
Mason Purdum, Chairperson
Richard Hurtt, Vice Chairperson
Member, Eugene Carter
Minority Advisor, Richard Bryant Next County Committee Meeting: July 3, 2014 Visit our website at:
www.fsa.usda.gov/oh
| The Office Has Another New Face The Ross County FSA office welcomes Heather Dunham who recently joined our staff. She transferred to Ross County from Pickaway County to be closer to home. She resides in Ross County and has been with the Agency almost two years. Heather will assist with acreage reports and help to administer the new farm bill So stop by the ofice if you haven't met Lisa Everman, our new County Exeuctive Director, or Heather Dunham, Program Technician. Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15 The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins Sunday, June 15, 2014. To be eligible to serve on an FSA county committee, a person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and reside in the local administrative area where the person is nominated. An election will be held for the Ross County Committee position for LAA-1 that includes the townships of Concord, Deerfield, & Union. Farmers and landowners may nominate themselves or others. Organizations representing minorities and women also may nominate candidates. To become a candidate, an eligible individual must sign the nomination form, FSA-669A by August 1, 2014. Elections will take place this fall.
While FSA county committees do not approve or deny farm ownership or operating loans, they make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Members serve three-year terms. FSA will mail ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 3, 2014. Ballots are due back to the FSA office either via mail or in person by Dec. 1, 2014. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office on Jan. 1, 2015. For more information, contact the Ross County FSA office or visit the County Committee Elections website to learn more about the County Committee Election process at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections 2014 Acreage Reporting Dates In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Ross County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the July 15th deadline for barley, corn, oats, soybeans, CRP, and all other crops. - Dec. 15, 2014 --- Fall Barley, Fall Wheat, and all other Fall-Seeded Small Grains.
SAVE TIME -- MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FSA BY CALLING (740) 772-1711, OPT. 2 |
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