Eight agricultural professionals 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. They will also 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, the 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 the manager of Bedoya Orchards.
• Miranda Jachens of El Dorado County, the membership and marketing manager for the California Farm Labor Contractor Association.
• Alicia Muhr of San Diego County, the 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, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau operations manager and a fourth-generation agriculturist.
• Harley Ramirez of Shasta County, the manager for Sunbelt Rentals, where he helps provide rental equipment to local and regional farmers, ranchers, contractors and others.
• John Tamayo of Imperial County, an outside sales representative for Rain for Rent, working with farmers and ranchers to provide irrigation solutions. — California Farm Bureau Federation
