FSA County Committee Nomination Period Began June 15

July 1, 2020 – `Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Lance Jacobs, announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committee began on Monday, June 15, 2020.

"County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level," said Jacobs.

USDA Signup for Conservation Reserve Program Going On Now

December 21, 2019 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture opened signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is February 28, 2020, while signup for continuous CRP is ongoing.

FSA County Committee Election Results Include Boles of Center

December 19, 2019 - Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that Tommy King of Nacogdoches, Charlie B Caver of Lufkin, Cecilia McSwain Boles of Center and Bennis P Steptoe of San Augustine were elected to represent their local administrative areas (LAA) during the recent county committee election.

FSA County Committee Elections Underway

November 27, 2019 – Ballots for the 2019 Angelina-Nacogdoches-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby Farm Service Agency county committee elections began on Monday, November 4, with the mailing of ballots to eligible voters. The deadline to return the ballots to local FSA offices is Monday, December 2, 2019.

Voting Begins for 2019 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections

Eligible Voters to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 4

November 8, 2019 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots on November 4 to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections.

FSA County Committee Nomination Period Began June 14

July 1, 2019 – `Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Lance Jacobs, announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on Friday, June 14, 2019.

"County Committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local level," said Jacobs.

USDA Reminds Producers of Disaster Program Deadlines

November 19, 2018 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Gary Six reminds Texas producers who experienced losses from natural disasters during the 2017 and 2018 calendar years that they may be eligible for assistance through the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).

FSA County Committee Elections to Begin

Producers to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 5
Farmers and Ranchers Have a Voice in Local Farm Program Decisions

Deadline Approaches for S.A. County Agricultural Producers Recovering from Effects of Hurricane Harvey

November 1, 2018 Nacogdoches – U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Lance Jacobs reminds producers that the deadline to apply for assistance under the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (2017 WHIP) is November 16, 2018.

Farm Service Agency Reminds Producers of Acreage Reporting Deadline

October 18, 2018 - In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Nacogdoches USDA Service Center to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. Reporting deadlines vary by crop.

The deadline to report pasture and hay acreage for 2019 is November 15, 2018. Timely reporting of your grass acreages will prevent you from incurring late file fees.

The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting date:

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