Mack Glass Appointed to Florida USDA Farm Service Agency

Mack Glass

By: Shelia Mader

The USDA Farm Service Agency today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the Florida USDA Farm Service Agency State Committee. Members of the FSA State Committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, and in support of the Trump Administration's Farmers First Commitment. Members of the FSA State Committee are responsible for the oversight of Farm Programs and County committee operations, resolving program delivery appeals from the agricultural community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders, and keeping producers informed about current FSA programs.

Each state committee is comprised of three to five members including a designated chairperson. Today the Trump administration announced the Committee for Florida.

The committee consists of Robert Vale, chairperson from Fort Meade, Mack Glass, member from Marianna, Kristen Hitchcock, member from Lakeland, Roy Matt Pierce, member from Okeechobee, and Wayne Simmons, member from LaBelle.

These individuals selected by Secretary Rollins in partnership with key stakeholders in each state are held in high regard in the agriculture industry and are entrusted to ensure FSA programs are delivered in a manner consistent with federal farm policy and in the best interest of all agricultural producers in their state, according to Administrator Bill Beam.

We interviewed Mack Glass from Marianna following the announcement.

Glass said, “This is my second appearance on the committee, having been chosen in Trump's previous administration.”

When asked how long their term was, Glass said “It is usually a four-year appointment, but they were pretty slow about getting us appointed. It'll be during his administration. I'm appointed until he goes out of office.”

About serving on the committee, Glass said, “Well, it gives me the opportunity to have input in the interpretation of the rules that were established with foreign policy. It has a way of giving representation to a producer, an oriented person that is not part of the bureaucracy.”

Mack Glass has been involved in agriculture for 54 years. Mack is married to Alicia Glass, and they have two children, Grant Glass and Brooke Donaldson.