Five North Dakota ranchers and farmers have been named to serve on the state's Farm Service Agency committee.
North Dakota's Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy announced the appointments on Friday.
The new FSA committee members will help oversee how the agency implements federal agriculture programs in the state.
The new members of the committee are: rancher Todd Hall from near Killdeer, farmer and rancher Lynn Jacobson from near Alamo, rancher Marie Marshall from near Towner, farmer and rancher Lucy Matejcek from near Grand Forks and farmer and rancher Marcy Svenningsen from near Valley City.
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Source: Associated Press, KFGO News Center
