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Farm Service Agency

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## Farm Service Agency 2023 Nominations Period Underway; August 1st Deadline

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting nominations for county committees through **Aug. 1, 2023.** Elections will take place starting in November. with ballots due back on **Dec. 4, 2023**. County committees are unique to FSA and serve as a direct link between agricultural communities across the country and USDA. For more information on FSA county committees, visit **fsa.usda.gov/elections.**

The following resources are available for partner organizations to help FSA promote nominations. Please feel free to share and amplify nationwide:
                            - 2023 Nomination Outreach Packet - General  (PDF)
                            - 2023 Nomination Outreach Packet - Urban  (PDF)
                            - **2023 Nomination Outreach Packet - Tribal**  (PDF)
                            - **2023 FSA County Commitee Election Overview - Presentation**  (PDF)

**Election Dates:**

**June 15, 2023:**The nomination period begins.

**August 1, 2023:**Last day to file nomination forms at the local USDA Service Center. 

**November 6, 2023:**Ballots mailed to eligible voters.

**December 4, 2023:**Last day to return voted ballots to the USDA Service Center (or postmarked).

**January 1, 2024:**Newly elected county committee members take office.****

**Outreach Resources**

Find Your Local Administrative Area - Election Website****
County Committee Elections Fact SheetUrban County Committee Elections Fact Sheet****2023 County Committee Election Poster/Flyer2023 Urban COC Poster/Flyer
County Committee Brochure (PDF)

****Tribal Agricultural Landowner Voting Eligibility Poster (PDF)

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### Emergency Relief Program/Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ERP/ELRP/ERP2)

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Signup for the continuous CRP program is ongoing.
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### Equitable Relief in Farm Loan Programs (FLP)  

2018 Farm Bill implemented changes in some farm loan program requirements and provisions. 
                            - Press Release
                            - Federal Register Notice
                            - Administrator Video/Letter to FSA Direct Loan Borrowers
                            - USDA FSA Equitable Relief FAQ

### American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) FSA Debt Payments (Section 1005)

                            - Farm Production and Conservation ARPA Webpage  
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                            - Q & As
                            - USDA ARPA Webpage

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