Our Trustee Council

Emily Rooney

Emily Rooney

Trustee

“Land conservation programs are a necessary tool for many farm families, but only work if they can remain working lands, which is the mission of this group.”

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Paul Wenger

Paul Wenger

Trustee

“Providing food and farm products for an increasing world population in the most sustainable fashion, requires the protection of the most productive farmland with the greatest potential for producing a cornucopia of diverse food crops.”

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ANN VENEMAN

ANN VENEMAN

Trustee

“Growing up on a peach farm in Modesto was the start of my interest in agriculture. Personally and professionally, I have a strong interest in the importance of agriculture and farmland. Farmland protection programs benefit farms, consumers and communities.”

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Ed Nishio

Ed Nishio

Trustee

“Good farmland is a finite resource that must be protected and conserved.”

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