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FARM SERVICE AGENCY. FSA’s MISSION . To ensure the well being of American Agriculture and the American Public through the efficient and equitable administration of: Agricultural commodity payments, purchases and loans Disaster assistance Farm loan programs
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FSA’s MISSION • To ensure the well being of American Agriculture and the American Public through the efficient and equitable administration of: • Agricultural commodity payments, purchases and loans • Disaster assistance • Farm loan programs • Conservation, environmental, and emergency assistance • Domestic and international assistance programs • Tobacco price support program
U.S.D.A. • 7 mission areas: • Rural development • Farm & foreign agricultural services • Food, nutrition and consumer services • Food safety • Natural resources & the environment • Research, education & economics • Marketing and regulatory programs • These missions involve over 200 programs administered by 18 primary Departmental Services; one is the Farm Service Agency
THE NATIONAL PICTURE: District Directors County Committee County Office
THE KANSAS STATE PICTURE: State Committee State Executive Director State Office District Directors County Committee Administration Division County Executive Director Program Mgt. & Analysis Division Conservation & Emerg. Programs County Office Farm Programs & Compliance Div. Price Support Division Farm Loan Programs
COUNTY COMMITTEE • County Committee • A 3-5 person committee elected by their local peers in November of each year • Committee then: • Provides local representation for federal programs • Provides direction for local program operations • Makes decisions on how to apply the program locally • Ensure producers are treated fairly through due process • This gives farmers a say in how federal action affect their communities and their individual operations
FSA IS A LEAD AGENCY • On administering Conservation Reserve Program • Provide support to other conservation programs • Preserving and promoting American Agriculture