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Farm Service Agency Extends Voting Deadline for County Committee Elections

December 7, 2016 - Producers Now Have Until December 13 to Submit Ballots

FSA County Committee Nomination Period Began June 15

Angelina-Nacogdoches-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 Wednesday, June 15, 2016.

"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 Establishes New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers to FSA Programs

May 4, 2016 - Minority, Women, New and Beginning, Military Veteran and Urban Producers to Receive Training and Information on Agency Services

Deadline for 2015 Drought Disaster Assistance

January 11, 2015 Nacogdoches, Texas – The County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at the Nacogdoches USDA Service Center, Lance Jacobs, announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2015 due to drought.

Shelby, San Augustine Counties, Neighboring County Livestock Producers May Be Eligible for 2015 Drought Disaster Assistance

December 11, 2015 - Nacogdoches, Texas –The County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at the Nacogdoches USDA Service Center, Lance Jacobs, announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2015 due to drought.

FSA County Committee Elections to Begin; Producers to Receive Ballots Week of Nov. 9

November 10, 2015 - Farmers and Ranchers Have a Voice in Local Farm Program Decisions

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2015 – Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the 2015 FSA County Committee elections on Monday, November 9, 2015. Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 7, 2015, to ensure that their vote is counted.

Livestock Producers May BeEligible for 2015 Drought Disaster Assistance

November 2, 2015 - The County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at the Nacogdoches USDA Service Center, Lance Jacobs, announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2015 due to drought.

Livestock Producers May Be Eligible for 2015 Drought Disaster Assistance

Nacogdoches - Angelina - Trinity - San Augustine - Shelby County

October 19, 2015 - The County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) at the Nacogdoches USDA Service Center, Lance Jacobs, announced that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2015 due to drought.

USDA Reminds Producers of Nov. 15th Acreage Reporting Date for Noninsurable Crops

October 7, 2015 - Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Lance Jacobs urges producers who want to purchase coverage through the Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) to please contact the office. The final date to report 2016 native and improved grasses intended for grazing or haying must be reported by November 15, 2015. This is two weeks earlier than the sales closing date of December 1, 2015 to purchase the coverage.

County Livestock Producers May Be Eligible for 2015 Drought Disaster Assistance

October 5, 2015 - Nacogdoches, Texas - September 28, 2015 – The County Executive Director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Nacogdoches-Angelina-Trinity-San Augustine-Shelby County, Lance Jacobs, announced today that ranchers and livestock producers may be eligible for assistance from the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for grazing losses incurred in 2015.

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