Nacogdoches, Angelina, San Augustine, Shelby, and Trinity Counties
July 15, 2025 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Lance Jacobs in Nacogdoches County reminds farmers and landowners that FSA is hosting an informational meeting regarding the 2025 county committee election process and all programs offered by FSA on:
- July 17, 2025, at 10am at the Texas AgriLife Extension Service Office located at 2201 S. Medford Drive, Lufkin, TX.
- July 21, 2025, at 10am at the San Augustine NRCS Service Center located at 813 W. Columbia Street, San Augustine, TX.
- July 21, 2025, at 1pm at the Shelby Savings Bank located at 111 Selma Street, Center, TX.
- July 22, 2025, at 10am at the Cushing Volunteer Fire Department located at 782 Walnut Avenue, Cushing, TX.
Producers, including minority, women and new farmers, are encouraged to attend the meeting and participate in the 2025 election.The county committee nomination period began on June 16, 2025. Nomination forms must be postmarked or received in the Nacogdoches County FSA office by close of business on Aug. 1, 2025.
For election purposes, counties are divided into Local Administrative Areas (LAA). Each LAA nominates and elects one producer to serve a three-year term on the FSA county committee. For 2025, an election will be held in LAA 1, 4, 6, and 9, which includes Nacogdoches, Angelina, Shelby, and San Augustine. Customers can identify which LAA they or their farming or ranching operation is in by using our GIS locator tool available at fsa.usda.gov/elections.
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 LAA in which the person is a candidate. A cooperating producer is someone who has provided information about their farming or ranching operation(s) but may not have applied or received FSA program benefits.
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 an FSA-669A nomination form. The form and other information about FSA county committee elections are available at fsa.usda.gov/elections.
Nationwide, there are approximately 7,700 farmers and ranchers serving on FSA county committees. These individuals make decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs and other agricultural issues. Committees consist of 3 to 11 members who are elected by eligible producers.
Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact Lance Jacobs at 936-564-5891, ext. 2, or dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunication relay services.
