County Committee Elections

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The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work to make FSA agricultural programs serve the needs of local producers.

Please Read: Uniform Guidelines For Conducting Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections (Text 39 Bytes | PDF 66 KB)

Important Election Dates

June 15, 2022

The nomination period began.

Aug. 1, 2022

Last day to file nomination forms at the local USDA Service Center.

Nov. 7, 2022

Ballots mailed to eligible voters.

Dec. 5, 2022

Last day to return voted ballots to the USDA Service Center.

Jan. 1, 2023

Newly elected county committee members take office.

County Committees for Urban Agriculture

USDA has selected FSA County Committees focused on urban agriculture. The 17 county committees for urban agriculture are located in:

Phoenix, Arizona
Atlanta, Georgia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Louis, Missouri
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cleveland, Ohio
Portland, Oregon
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dallas, Texas
Richmond, Virginia
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
Detroit, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Los Angeles, California
Oakland, California

The urban and suburban county committees will work to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices. Additionally, the county committees may address areas such as food access, community engagement, support of local activities to promote and encourage community compost, and food waste reduction.

The following urban and suburban county committees will hold elections this year: Phoenix, Atlanta, New Orleans, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Albuquerque, Cleveland, Portland, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Richmond.

USDA recently announced six new urban county committees in Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Los Angeles, New York City, and Oakland. Elections will be held for these locations at a later date.

2022 Election Materials

Nomination Forms

Election Reports

2019 Election Results - (PDF, 2.24 MB)	2010 Election Results - (PDF, 579 KB)
2018 Election Results - (PDF, 2.15 MB)	2009 Election Results - (PDF, 643 KB)
2017 Election Results - (PDF, 2.12 MB)	2008 Election Results - (PDF, 670 KB)
2016 Election Results - (PDF, 2.43 MB)	2007 Election Results - (PDF, 629 KB)
2015 Election Results - (PDF, 1.69 MB)	2006 Election Results - (PDF, 747 KB)
2014 Election Results - (PDF, 1.70 MB)	2005 Election Results - (PDF, 698 KB)
2013 Election Results - (PDF, 1.92 MB)	2004 Election Results - (PDF, 858 KB)
2012 Election Results - (PDF, 1.97 MB)	2003 Election Results - (PDF, 822 KB)
2011 Election Results - (PDF, 1.72 MB)	2002 Election Results - (PDF, 6.2 MB)

County Committee Elections

Important Election Dates

County Committees for Urban Agriculture

2022 Election Materials

Nomination Forms

Fact Sheets

County Committee Brochure

County Committee Tools for Stakeholders

Tools to Promote Urban and Suburban County Committee Elections

In the News

2022 County Committee Member Spotlights

Election Reports