Farm Briefs

McDowell qualifies for auction contest
Vandalia auctioneer Andrew McDowell will be competing on June 25 at the World Livestock Auctioneer Contest in Williamston, S.C.
McDowell is sponsored by Greenville Livestock Auction Inc. He is one of 33 auctioneers from  the United States and Canada who qualified in the top eight in the four regional contests.
The contest is sponsored by the Livestock Marketing Association.

Positions open for FSA committee
Nominating petitions are available in the Fayette County Farm Service Agency office for the upcoming county committee election.
This year, eligible people may nominate candidates for a three-year term in the local administrative area, which consists of Seminary, Kaskaskia, Wilberton, Lone Grove, LaClede and Pope townships. Nominees must live in one of those townships.
Nomination forms are available at the FSA office, and the deadline to file is Aug. 1.
For more information, call 283-2311.

Gary Berg running for soybean board
The Illinois Department of Agriculture last week announced the candidates for three state commodity boards.
Producers will vote on July 6 to determine the membership of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Illinois Soybean Program Operating Board and Illinois Sheep and Wool Marketing Board.
No local candidates are running for the corn board; Carl Dillow of Anna is a write-in candidate on the sheep board; and Gary Berg of St. Elmo is the candidate for District 13 of the soybean board. That district represents Fayette, Montgomery, Bond and Marion counties.
Ballots will be cast at county Extension offices.