WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced, Jan. 4, a slate of Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Committee Appointees.
State committees are responsible for carrying out FSA’s farm programs within delegated authorities. Committees are appointed for a one year term which began Jan. 1.
Each state committee has five members — one chairperson and four members. The following is a list of state committees in the region.
Indiana
Committee Chair Ken Rulon, Arcadia; Kim Ames, Fillmore; Bill Gelfius, Hartsville; Clint Orr, Forest; and Kirk Perkins, Wolcottville.
Kentucky
Committee Chair Sharon Furches, Calloway County; Tom Flowers, Shelby County; Kenny Imel, Greenup County; Brenda Paul, Paris; and Bart Peters, Cadiz.
Michigan
Committee Chair Sally McConnachie, Deckerville; Blaine Baker, Clayton; Ben Lacross, Lake Leelanau; Matt Schwab, Standish; and Isaiah Wunsch, Traverse City.
New York
Committee Chair Judi Whittaker, Broome County; Michael Bittel, Greenwich; Lawrence Eckhardt, Rensselaer County; Theodore Furber, Wayne County; and Barbara Hanselman, Delaware County.
Ohio
Committee Chair Trish Levering, Knox County; Ronnie Clifton, Pickaway County; Kim Davis, Carroll County; Daryl Knipp, Sandusky County; and Joe Steiner, Warren County.
Pennsylvania
Committee Chair Bonnie Wenger, Lebanon; George Greig, Linesville; Doug Graybill, Granville Summit; and Bill Hoover, Tyrone.
West Virginia
Committee Chair Andrea Lambert, Taylor County; Lois Alt, Hardy County; Russell Linger Jr., Huttonsville; Rocky Peck, Wood County; and Sarah Wayne, Braxton County.
