FSA seeks candidates for county committee

The USDA Farm Service Agency is accepting nominations for the Whitman County Committee until Aug. 1.

The three-member committee consists of farmers and ranchers elected by their peers to administer farm programs and provide a link between producers and the FSA. The committee also hears producers’ appeals of agency determinations.

The position up for election this year is for area 1, which is roughly the western third of Whitman County from Central Ferry and includes the towns of LaCrosse, Endicott and St. John, among others. Candidates must live in the area and must be eligible to vote in the...