Actions by county Farm Bureaus earn awards Among county FarmBureaus with 800 or more members, the Sonoma County Farm Bureau was named County of the Year. Through daily emails, the county FarmBureau kept itsmembers up to date about the pandemic and the status of lo- cal wildfires. Inaddition, the county Farm Bureau hosts a weekly radio program to inform listeners about local agriculture. It has been active on water quality issues andhas takena lead role inpromotingan- imal agriculture. The Sacramento County FarmBureau received the Innovator Award, which rec- ognizes themost creative, forward-think- ing program undertaken by a county Farm Bureau. The county Farm Bureau created virtual farm tours, releasedweek- ly on its social media platforms, to high- light the top commodities produced in Sacramento County. It was also selected by the American FarmBureau Federation among 12 from across the nation for County Activities of Excellence.
Excellence in leadership, member ser- vices, policy implementation, agricultur- al promotion and public relations earned honors for county Farm Bureaus during the102ndCaliforniaFarmBureauAnnual Meeting. The awards were presented during a ceremony conducted virtually. For county Farm Bureaus with up to 499 agricultural members, the Monterey CountyFarmBureauearned theCountyof the Year Award. The county FarmBureau partneredwith local agenciesonpandem- ic-relatedmatters, includinga first-in-Cal- ifornia Ag Worker Protection Advisory Document. It also takes an active role in local water, housing and transportation issues, and started a Friends of Monterey County Farmers group to connectwith lo- cal consumers. The Napa County Farm Bureau re- ceived the County of the Year Award in its membership class of 500 to 799 mem- bers. The county Farm Bureau has been active during the pandemic, arranging for COVID-19 tests for farm employees and creating local, Spanish-languageoutreach videos about pandemic safety. Thecounty FarmBureauprovidedfreeN95respirators to farm employees during wildfires, and undertook feeadministration for a region- al vineyardwater-quality program.
Sasaki honored for distinguished service
Longtime Sonoma County agricul- tural and water leader Tito Sasaki has been presented with the California Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award. The award was announced dur ing the 102nd Cal i fornia Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. A Sonoma Valley grape grower who be- gan farming following a successful career in engineering and quantummechanics, Sasaki is a former Sonoma County Farm Bureaupresident andboardmemberwho became particularly involved in local and statewidewater issues. California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson said Sasaki has worked tirelessly on Sonoma County water for more than 20 years.
onSonomaCounty implementationof the SustainableGroundwaterManagementAct. “Tito’s reach and influence has extend- ed beyond Sonoma County,” Johansson said. “Hehasprovidedinputonagriculture andwater issues in areas around Sonoma County and has been keenly focused on statewide issues impacting farmers.” Innominating Sasaki for the award, cur- rentSonomaCountyFarmBureauPresident Jeff Carleton described himas “widely re- spectedbybothFarmBureaumembersand electedofficials, who value his intelligence andgraspof complex issues.” The California Farm Bureau has pre- sented the Distinguished Service Award annually since 1953 to dedicated Farm Bureaumembers fromCalifornia.
“He has devoted much of his time to developing water solutions and strate- gies, namely a balance among the water needs of farmers, fishandurban residents,” Johanssonsaid, notingSasaki’s recentwork Sonoma County grape grower Tito Sasaki re- ceived the Distinguished Service Award during the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.
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