Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Seeks National Peanut Board Nominees

By Brian Breaux

Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation

The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation seeks eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board.  The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation will hold a nominations election to select two nominees each for member and alternate to the National Peanut Board during a Zoom Virtual Conference Call meeting on January 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). All eligible peanut producers are encouraged to participate. Eligible producers are those who are engaged in the production and sale of peanuts and who own or share the ownership and risk of loss of the crop. Please contact Brian Breaux at brianb@lfbf.org or by telephone at 225-603-0924 for Zoom log in or call in instructions.

Micah Barham of Oak Ridge, La. is the current At-Large National Peanut Board member and Lucy Shackelford of Bonita, La. serves as the alternate. The term for the current At-Large board member and alternate expires Dec. 31, 2021.    

USDA requires two nominees for each position of member and alternate. The National Peanut Board will submit the At-Large states’ slate of nominees to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, who makes the appointments. 

The National Peanut Board encourages inclusion of persons of any race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs, genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program NPB encourages all persons who qualify as peanut producers to attend the meeting and run for nomination.  

It is USDA’s policy that membership on industry-government boards and committees accurately reflect the diversity of individuals served by the programs.

About the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation

Founded in 1922, the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization with 136,000 member families and serves as Louisiana’s Certified Peanut Producer Organization. 

About the National Peanut Board

The National Peanut Board represents all USA peanut farmers and their families. The mission of the Board is to improve the economic condition of USA peanut farmers and their families through compelling promotion and groundbreaking research.