Full story link: http://www.usda.gov/Newsroom/0352.04.html Release No. 0352.04 George Chartier (202) 720-8998 Billy Cox (202) 720-8998 VENEMAN APPOINTS MEMBERS TO THE PEANUT STANDARDS BOARD WASHINGTON, August 23, 2004 -- Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the appointment of six persons to serve on the Peanut Standards Board. The 2002 Farm Bill provided for the establishment of the board and directed USDA to consult with the board before establishing or changing quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts. The Peanut Standards Board consists of 18 members with equal representation by peanut producers and peanut industry representatives. Three producers and three industry representatives are appointed from each of three regions - the Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, Florida), Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico), and from the Virginia and North Carolina peanut producing regions. Initial appointments to the board were staggered for 1-, 2- and 3 year terms of office ending June 30, 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. The new members will replace one producer and one industry member from each peanut-producing region whose term expired on June 30, 2004. For the terms of office ending June 30, 2007, the new appointees are: Southeast Region: producer Larry Ford of Greenwood, Fla., and industry representative Ben Smith of Columbus, Ga. Southwest Region: producer Andy Timmons of Lubbock, Texas, and industry representative William M. Brown of Lexington, Ky. Virginia Carolina Region: producer Paul W. Rogers Jr. of Wakefield, Va., and industry representative Charles R. Birdsong of Suffolk, Va. # USDA News oc.news@xxxxxxxx 202 720-4623 ---------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to oc.news@xxxxxxxx and reference your email address.
