Warren County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Priscilla Eggering announced that county committee election nominations will end Aug 1.Farmers, ranchers and landowners are encouraged to nominate farmer and rancher candidates to serve on their local FSA county committee.Elected county committee members serve a three-year term and are responsible for making decisions on FSA disaster, conservation, commodity, and price support programs, as well as other important federal farm program issues.“County committees are unique to FSA and are a valuable resource that gives locally elected farmers and ranchers who participate in FSA programs the opportunity to impact farm programs at the local level,” said Eggering. “I hope to see a high level of participation during the nomination and election process.”Farmers and ranchers 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. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. Nomination forms for the 2014 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 1. Elections will take place this fall.“In order to have fair representation of the demographics and agricultural interests in the community, I encourage all producers, including women, minority and beginning farmers and ranchers to participate in the nomination and election process,” said Eggering.FSA will mail ballots to eligible voters beginning Nov. 3. Ballots are due back to the local county office either via mail or in person by Dec. 1. Newly elected committee members and alternates take office on Jan. 1, 2015.For more information about county committees, please contact the Warren County FSA office at 636 456-3433 ext.2 or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.FSA accepting nominations for county committee