2025 Leadership Farm Bureau class to begin training

Eight agricultural professionals from across the state have been chosen for the California Farm Bureau’s 2025 Leadership Farm Bureau program.

Leadership Farm Bureau class members will participate in a yearlong educational and development initiative that prepares them for leadership roles in Farm Bureau and agriculture. The program includes 200 hours of instruction, with seminars on key issues affecting California farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses.

Program participants will learn about government and legislation, media and communications, public speaking and team building. The class will attend lobbying sessions in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., and meet with lawmakers and administrative and regulatory officials.

Members of the Leadership Farm Bureau class are:

• Tharvin Gill of Sutter County, Western region vice president relationship manager for Conterra Ag Capital.

• Alexis Harvey of Solano County, a crop consultant for Grow West, an account manager for Dixon Bee Co., a pollination consultant for Beewise and manager of Bedoya Orchards.

• Miranda Jachens of El Dorado County, membership and marketing manager for the California Farm Labor Contractor Association.

• Alicia Muhr of San Diego County, office manager at San Diego County Farm Bureau.

• David Perry of Glenn County, a fourth-generation rice farmer and owner of a trucking company that hauls rice, nuts, fruit, aggregate and cement powder.

• Samantha Piehoff of Sonoma County, Sonoma County Farm Bureau operations manager and a fourth-generation agriculturist.

• Harley Ramirez of Shasta County, manager of Sunbelt Rentals, where he provides rental equipment to local and regional farmers, ranchers, contractors and others.

• John Tamayo of Imperial County, a sales representative for Rain for Rent, working with farmers and ranchers to provide irrigation solutions.

The participants’ training will culminate at a graduation ceremony during the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Anaheim in December.