USDA seeks nominations for Peanut Standards Board
August 20, 2015 |05:56 PM
The Agriculture Department’s Agricultural Marketing Service today issued an appeal for nominations on the Peanut Standards Board by its Monday deadline, and is particularly seeking to diversify the board.
“USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of the industry it represents. All eligible women, minorities and persons with disabilities are invited to seek nomination for a seat on the Peanut Standards Board by the Aug. 24, 2015, deadline,” USDA said in a news release.
The board consists of 18 members with representation equally divided between peanut producers and industry representatives.
Representation is divided among three regions: the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia and Florida); the Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico) and Virginia/North Carolina. Each region has three producer seats and three industry representative seats with staggered three-year terms.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will appoint one producer and one industry representative from each region to succeed members whose terms expired on June 30. The six new members will serve terms ending on June 30, 2018.
“USDA encourages board membership that reflects the diversity of the industry it represents. All eligible women, minorities and persons with disabilities are invited to seek nomination for a seat on the Peanut Standards Board by the Aug. 24, 2015, deadline,” USDA said in a news release.
The board consists of 18 members with representation equally divided between peanut producers and industry representatives.
Representation is divided among three regions: the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia and Florida); the Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico) and Virginia/North Carolina. Each region has three producer seats and three industry representative seats with staggered three-year terms.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will appoint one producer and one industry representative from each region to succeed members whose terms expired on June 30. The six new members will serve terms ending on June 30, 2018.
