Lankford Appointed to Farm Service Agency

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced the appointment of Ryan Lankford to serve on the FSA state committee in Montana which ensures the effective and efficient delivery of FSA federal farm programs to the state’s agricultural producers.

Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and are responsible for the oversight of farm programs and county committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, keeping producers informed about FSA programs and operating in a manner consistent with USDA equal opportunity and civil rights policies.

Lankford, of Chinook, produces conventional and certified organic small grain, pulse and seed crops. He is a veteran of the United States Army and an active member of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

More appointments will follow as USDA seats the three to five member FSA state committees for each state and Puerto Rico.

The state committee chairperson will be named when all committee members have been appointed.