USDA Names Trump Administration Appointees to the Nebraska Farm Service Agency State Committee

Lincoln, Neb. - Jan. 14, 2026 - The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) 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 agriculture community, maintaining cooperative relations with industry stakeholders and keeping producers informed about current FSA programs.

Each FSA state committee is comprised of three to five members including a designated chairperson. The individuals appointed to serve on this committee for Nebraska are:

Scott A. Spilker, Chair (Beatrice) - Spilker owns and operates a family crop and livestock operation that he started in 1988. He is a former livestock production specialist responsible for balancing feed rations and coordinating feed operations at a large agriculture cooperative.

Crystal Klug, Member (Columbus) - Klug is the office manager for her family feedyard where she oversees payroll, billing, and financial records. She was previously the communications coordinator for a livestock certification company where she was responsible for verifying cattle for third-party programs and managing customer documentation.

Brent Robertson, Member (Elsie) - Robertson owns and operates a diversified farm in southwest Nebraska, where he produces irrigated and dryland corn, wheat, soybeans, forage sorghum, and maintains an Angus cow-calf herd. He is a former agronomy sales and precision ag manager at a local cooperative and expanded into licensed seed sales in 2012.

Rylee Wagner, Member (Winnetoon) - Wagner owns and operates an agritourism business that offers you-pick flowers, pumpkins, and seasonal experiences. She is also actively involved in her family's operation that raises sheep, a cow/calf herd, and produces row-crops and alfalfa.

John Walvoord, Member (Waterloo) - Walvoord is a third-generation farmer who manages crop production, accounting, and farm operations. He has experience in livestock production, including cattle feeding and feeder-to-finish hogs.

"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," said FSA Administrator Bill Beam. "Their appointment to the FSA state committee is a testament to their standing in the industry and their dedication to the agriculture industry, rural America and President Trump's America First, Farmers First policies."

FSA helps America's farmers, ranchers and forest landowners invest in, improve, protect and expand their agricultural operations through the delivery of agricultural programs for all Americans. FSA implements agricultural policy, administers credit and loan programs, and manages conservation, commodity, disaster recovery and marketing programs through a national network of state and county offices and locally elected county committees. For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov.