New class to begin Ag Leadership Program

Members of Class 48 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program will be inaugurated Oct. 12 in Clovis.

The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, which operates the program, said the fellows will participate in a 17-month program including 55 seminar days, an eight-day national travel seminar and a 15-day international travel seminar.

The 24 members of the incoming class include: Kelly Ansaldo, Rehrig Pacific Co., Fresno; Grant Baglietto, Baglietto Seeds, Stockton; Eric Bream, Bream Family Farms, Lindsay; Paul Crout, Vineyard Professional Services, Templeton; Linsey Dale, Imperial County Farm Bureau, Imperial; John Ellis, J.G. Boswell Co., Corcoran; Andrew Fisher, Fisher Farms, Blythe; Tim Fitzgerald, G3 Enterprises, Modesto; Lauren Hajik, Kahn, Soares & Conway, Sacramento; Mark Krebsbach, Western Milling, Visalia; Melissa Lema, Western United Dairymen, Ferndale; Ian LeMay, California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno; Jazmin Lopez, Pisoni Farms, Gonzales; Adam Lovgren, Wonderful Nurseries, Wasco; Jarrett Martin, Central California Irrigation District, Gustine; Kelly Mora, Heritage Ag Insurance, Chico; Barzin Moradi, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento; Alejandra Navarrete, E&J Gallo Winery, Lodi; Bryan Nickerson, Western Growers, Irvine; Punit Parmar, Driscoll's, Watsonville; Carissa Ryström, Morrison & Co., Chico; Jess Thomas, True Jerky, San Francisco; Joey Vander Schaaf, Vander Schaaf Dairy, Escalon; and Mitchell Yerxa, River Vista Farms, Colusa.

Since it started in 1970, more than 1,300 men and women have participated in the Agricultural Leadership program.