Participants, including a Yolo County woman, will receive specialized training in leadership skills and on the issues facing California family farmers and ranchers.
Stephanie Intveld of Yolo County, a loan officer with American Ag Credit, will undergo some 250 hours of training, in a yearlong program that includes lectures, group discussions and travel. The group will visit Washington, D.C., to focus on national issues; Mexico, to learn about international trade; and tour Central Valley water facilities.
"There's nothing more important to an organization than finding and training new leaders," California Farm Bureau President Doug Mosebar said. "Our Leadership Farm Bureau program prepares leaders to serve Farm Bureau and California agriculture."
The 2008 class concludes its activities this December at the CFBF Annual Meeting in Burlingame.
