Perdue announces Farm Service Agency state committee appointees

On Jan. 4 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a slate of Farm Service Agency state committee appointees. State committees are selected by the secretary, serve at the pleasure of the secretary, and are responsible for carrying out FSA’s farm programs within delegated authorities.

“The state committees will help to ensure USDA is providing our farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agricultural producers with the best customer service,” Perdue said. “They serve as a liaison between USDA and the producers in each state across the nation by keeping them informed and hearing their appeals and complaints.

The committees are made up mostly of active farmers and ranchers, representing their peers and ensuring USDA’s programs are supporting the American harvest.”

The following is a list of state committees in High Plains Journal’s coverage area:

Arkansas

• Committee Chair Ron Chastain – Faulkner County
• Gary Churchill – Pope County
• Sarah Dunklin – Desha County
• Nathan Reed – Lee County
• Vivien Wright – Sevier County

Colorado

• Committee Chair Jo Stanko—Steamboat
• Glenn Hirakata—Rocky Ford
• Robert Mattive—San Luis Valley
• Alex Rock—Wray
• Nathan Weathers—North Yuma County

Iowa

• Committee Chair Ray Gaesser—Corning
• Nathan Anderson—Cherokee
• Laura Cunningham—Nora Springs
• Jim Stillman—Palo Alto
• Pat Swanson—Ottumwa

Kansas

• Committee Chair Garrett Love—Gray County
• Lexy Goyer—Cowley County
• Nick Gutterman—Miami/Johnson County
• Michael Jordan—Mitchell County
• Greg McCurry—Sedgwick County

Minnesota

• Committee Chair Scott Winslow—Fountain
• Kurt Blomgren—Butterfield
• Jay Nord—Wolverton
• Mike Yost—Murdock
• Karolyn Zurn—Callaway

Missouri

• Committee Chair Julie Hurst—Atchison
• Marc Allison—Dade
• Cindy Schroeder—Saline
• Will Spargo—Ripley
• Barbara Wilson—Audrain

Montana

• Committee Chair Carl Mattson—Chester
• Joe Dooling—Helena
• Chaley Harney—Billings
• Bruce Tutvedt—Kalispell

Nebraska

• Committee Chair Scott Spilker—Beatrice
• Cindi Allen—Ogallala
• Mark Jagels—Davenport
• Hilary Maricle—Boone County
• Geoff Ruth—Rising City

New Mexico

• Committee Chair Alisa Ogden—Carlsbad
• Dustin K. Johnson—Farmington
• Matthew L. Lansford—Clovis
• John M. Romero—Laguna

Oklahoma

• Committee Chair Gary Crawley—McCallister
• Sarah Dorsey—Bixby
• Karen Eifert Jones—Stillwater/Waukomis
• Don Allen Parson—McCurtain County

South Dakota

• Committee Chair Mark Gross—Bridgewater
• Gwen Kitzen—Belle Fourche
• Tiffani Robertson—Hermosa
• Bill Simonsen—Roslyn

Texas

• Committee Chair Jerry Harris—Dawson/Gaines County
• Juan Garcia—Willacy County
• Rodney Schronk—Hillsboro
• Michael Skalicky—Ganado
• Linda G. Williams—Dumas

Wyoming

• Committee Chair Nancy Tarver—Gillette
• Julie Hahn—Rawlins
• David Slover—Worland

State committees are appointed for a one year term which began on Jan. 1. Each state committee has five members, one chairperson and four members. States that are not listed here or that have incomplete lists will be announced at a later date.