FARM
SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS BEGIN The
2006 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections started Friday (November
3). The deadline for eligible voters to return ballots to their local FSA offices
is December 4. The county committee system allows producers to make important
decisions concerning the local administration of federal farm programs. Eligible voters who do not receive ballots in the coming week can obtain ballots at their local USDA Service Center. December 4 is the last day for voters to submit ballots in person to local USDA Service Centers. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than that day. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office January 1, 2007. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only
articles are indicated in bold.) HEALTH
AUTHORITIES SAY SALMONELLA OUTBREAK OVER; ILLNESSES LINKED TO TOMATOES SERVED
IN RESTAURANTS SFWMD DECLARES EMERGENCY WATER SHORTAGE FFVAS
DAN BOTTS PARTICIPATES IN MEETING OF MONTREAL PROTOCOL CITRUS
LEADER WILLARD E. ROE PASSES AWAY WAGE
& HOUR TO HOLD LABOR SEMINAR FARM
SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS BEGIN ROSEMART FARMS SEEKS MARKETING DIRECTOR | |