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More appointments in all states and Puerto Rico to follow
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of Richard Wilson to serve on the FSA state committee in Florida which ensures the effective and efficient delivery of FSA federal farm programs to the state’s agricultural producers.
Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, keeping producers informed about FSA programs and operating in a manner consistent with USDA equal opportunity and civil rights policies.
Wilson, of Homestead, Florida (Miami-Dade County), is President of Greendale Nursery, Inc. a family-owned operation specializing in wholesale tropical foliage and nursery plants and is an active member of several agricultural organizations.
More appointments will follow as USDA seats the three to five member FSA state committees for each state and Puerto Rico. The state committee chairperson will be named when all committee members have been appointed.
The Farm Service Agency serves farmers, ranchers, foresters and agricultural partners through the effective, efficient and equitable delivery of federal agricultural programs. The Agency offers producers a strong safety net through the administration of farm commodity and disaster programs. Additionally, through conservation programs, FSA continues to preserve and protect natural resources and provides credit to agricultural producers who are unable to receive private, commercial credit, including targeted loan funds for beginning, underserved, women and military veterans involved in production agriculture.
For more information on FSA, visit https://www.fsa.usda.gov/.
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