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WASHINGTON (SPECIAL) - The Obama Administration has announced the individuals who will serve on the Iowa Farm Service Agency State Committee.

Gary Lamb, rural Chelsea, was one of the five members named.

The State Committee members will oversee the activities of the agency to include carrying out the state agricultural conservation programs, resolving appeals from the agriculture community and helping to keep producers informed about FSA programs.

"These individuals will work with USDA to help farmers and ranchers build and maintain successful operations that produce the safe, nutritious food supply that America needs while spurring economic development in our nation's rural communities," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "They bring the experience and passion necessary to help continue the Obama Administration's efforts to rebuild and revitalize rural America.

The individuals appointed to serve on this committee include:

•Gary Lamb

Lamb has 57 years of farming experience and served as President of the Iowa Farmers Union for six years. From 1984 to 1986 he served as the Agricultural Liaison for Senator. Lamb also served as Chairman of the Iowa FSA State Committee from 1992 to 2001.

•John Judge (Chairperson)

Judge from West Des Moines Iowa, served as a Loan Collateral Inspector Appraiser for the State Resources Corp from 2000 to 2008. Judge also served as a State Senator from Iowa's 46th District from 1998 to 2000 where he served on the Economic Development Appropriations. He spent four years in the United States Marines Corp and has owned and operated a livestock farm since 1970.

•Maria Vakulskas Rosmann

Rosmann from Harlan, Iowa has owned Rosmann Family Farms since 1978. She joins the Iowa FSA State Committee after serving as a panel member on the Organic Agriculture Research and Education Initiative under CSREES for two years.

•Matthew Russell

Russell from Lacona, Iowa, served as the State Food Policy Coordinator in the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University before joining the Iowa FSA State Committee. He has co-owned and operated Coyote Run Farm since 2005 and was a Community Organizer for the Iowa Citizen Action Network from 2003 to 2006.

•Richard Machacek

Machacek from Winthrop, Iowa, served two terms on the Judicial Nominating Commission for Iowa during Governor Vilsack's Administration. He also was Chair of Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee for five terms and a Super-Delegate in the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Machacek is the owner and operator of Machacek farms.

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