Fresno County Farm Bureau announces FAACT Class XIII
Participants for Fresno County Farm Bureau’s (FCFB) Future Advocates for Agriculture Concerned about Tomorrow (FAACT) Development Class XIII for 2015-16 have been announced.
Class XIII is a diverse, cross-section from local business, governmental and agricultural industries. Members of the class are:
Ashley Carvajal, John Deere Company
Kathy Curtice, Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office
Joe Denham, Denham Resources
Erin Goldfarb, Baker Peterson Franklin, CPA
Christopher McGlothlin, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations and Western Agricultural Processors Association
Ed Nikssarian, Allied Grape Growers
Kathie Reid-Bevington, Jordan College at Fresno State
Michael Rivera, California State Assembly, 31st District
Nick Rocca, Rocca Ranches
Nicole Schafer, Carter & Co. Ag Communications
Amy Sihto, El Dorado Almonds, LLC
Rob Terry, Fresno Council of Governments
Geoffrey Thurner, Jordan College at Fresno State
Jill Wagner, Idea-Emporium
Jace White, Sorensen Farms & Sorensen Harvesting, LLC
Justin Witte, Pacific Gas & Electric Company
The award-winning FAACT Development Class is an eight-month intensive, educational program for community leaders to acquire knowledge on a broad spectrum of issues affecting our region, particularly the agricultural sector. The seminars discuss Fresno County and California agriculture, labor and immigration, air quality, land use planning, the path food takes from the farmer’s field to the consumer’s plate and much more.
Due to water’s importance to the region, two of the sessions will provide a comprehensive focus on watersheds, water resource management, groundwater, and water quantity and quality issues of Fresno County’s major water sources, including the Central Valley Project, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Kings River system.
Guest lecturers, arranged by FCFB, provide the curriculum for the program. Last year, over 60 presenters from elected officials, industry leaders, farmers and others spoke to FAACT Class XII.
Applications to be a part of the FAACT program are available in June of each year. To be placed on an interest list, contact FCFB at 559-237-0263 or info@fcfb.org.
