Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Seeks National Peanut Board Nominees
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 nominee to be submitted to the National Peanut Board.
The Louisiana Peanut Producer Caucus will be held as follows:
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
10:30 a.m.
LSU Ag Center Morehouse Parish County Agents Office
9609 Marlatt Street
Bastrop, LA
Phone: (318) 281-5741
All eligible peanut producers are encouraged to participate. Eligible peanut producers are those who are engaged in the actual production and sale of peanuts. To be eligible to be nominated, a peanut producer must own or share in the ownership of the peanut crop and have a risk of loss in the crop. Producers must have produced and sold peanuts within the last 2 years and be able to provide production and sale records to validate their status as an eligible peanut producer.
USDA seeks two nominees from each state for each position of member and alternate. The National Peanut Board will submit Louisiana’s 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, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation and marital or family status. 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.
Lucy Shackelford, the At Large Alternate currently serves as the National Peanut Board At Large Member following the untimely passing of At Large Member Micah Barham. Nominations will be to fill the remaining term for National Peanut Board At-Large board member and Alternate that expires on Dec. 31, 2024.