PROMOTING & PROTECTING - Key Persons
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- State YF & R Committee Representative
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- Member of the Livestockyards Committee
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- Member of the Special Voting Members of the Board
- Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee Chair
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- Agricultural Finance and Lending, Tulare & Visalia
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- Chairman of the Livestockyards Committee
- Member of the Special Voting Members of the Board
- Livestockyards Chair
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- Treasurer
- Treasurer of the Executive Committee
Ian Vietti of Visalia is an agronomist and NRCS technical service provider to farmers. Ian previously served as YF&R Committee Chair, and a District 2 Director on the TCFB Board of Directors. His wife Danielle, and their two children live in Visalia.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- District 6 CFBF Director
Joey Airoso a seasoned veteran of the TCFB Board, Joey is a past president and county board member from Pixley. Joey owns Airoso Dairy Farms with his wife Laurie, and has four generations of family involved with the dairy and farming operations. They breed and show superior quality Holstein dairy cattle, and operate a large modern dairy near Pixley. He also farms diversified crops.
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- Member of the Executive Committee
John Guthrie of Porterville is a cattle rancher, and partner in Guthrie Ranches with his father and family members and they farm cattle, walnuts, citrus, and occasionally row crops. John is a graduate of UC Davis, and served as a District 5 director to the TCFB board before becoming an officer. John and his wife Lee, have one daughter and reside near Porterville.
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- 2nd Vice President
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Member of the Marketing Committee
- Current Chair
- Producer, Owner of Diamond L. Milk Company
Landon Fernandes of Tulare is a dairy producer, owner of Diamond L. Milk Company, and a commercial real estate agent. Landon farms with his brothers and father on several family dairies as part of Fernjo Farms. Landon and his wife Michelle reside in Tulare. He is graduate of Cal Poly, SLO and formerly worked for Farm Credit West in agriculture lending for a period of time.
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- Member of the Livestockyards Committee
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- Member of the Executive Committee
- President
- President of the Executive Committee
Matt Watkins of Exeter works for BeeSweet Citrus as a farm manager. Matt is a Cal Poly graduate, and was a District 5 board member, and Chairman of Young Farmers and Ranchers before taking his current seat. Matt is married to wife, Melissa, and they have three children.
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- Appraiser, Citrus Farmer, Exeter
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- Member of the Livestockyards Committee
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- Member of the Livestockyards Committee
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- Member of the Education Committee
- County Superintendent
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- Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner
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- 1st Vice President
- Member of the Executive Committee
Zack Stuller owns a custom farming business, High Sierra Ag Inc., and lives in Exeter with his wife Sam and their three children. Zack graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and is originally from northern California. Zack was the 2018 outstanding Achievement Award - Young Farmer of the Year for Production, awarded by the California Farm Bureau.