Crittenden County's Farm Service Agency office has only two more days remaining before services are moved to Salem as part of nationwide downsizing of USDA operations.Friday will be the last day the Marion service center is staffed, though the relocation to the Salem office has already begun. Desks, fixtures, even wall calendars have been moved as office staff continue packing today. But producers in Crittenden County should still contact the Marion office until Friday for questions or information regarding FSA programs.
Beginning Tuesday of next week the consolidation will be complete, and all Crittenden County services will be conducted out of the Salem office. The Salem office will be closed Monday due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
All current files will be maintained in the Livingston County office beginning next week, but producers may choose offices in Morganfield, Princeton, Dixon or Madisonville as their new service center. Contact the Salem service center at 988-2180 to begin the process of transferring files to another office.
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Crittenden County Water and Soil Conservation District will maintain operations at the Marion office on East Bellville Street.
