Agriculturalist of the Year

Awarded to a Sonoma County Farm Bureau member in recognition of outstanding leadership and business excellence in the field of production agriculture during the past year.

2007 Agriculturalist of the Year Recipient Joe Pozzi

Pozzi Livestock A fourth generation North Bay livestock rancher who has developed innovative specialty markets for lamb and wool. Joe is passionate about preserving farmland and natural resources, working on many fronts to secure agriculture’s future. He is second vice president of Sonoma County Farm Bureau.

Past Agriculturalist of the Year Recipients

1990 Mitch Mulas

1991 Max Herzog

1992 Dane Petersen

1993 Saralee McClelland Kunde

1994 Oscar & Betty Mann

1995 Domenic Carinalli

1996 Bruce Campbell

1997 Norman Richardson

1998 Art Lafranchi

1999 Warren Dutton

2000 Henry Matteri

2001 Cecilia Mello

2002 Stan Denner (Spring)

2002 Mel Sanchietti (Fall)

2003 Lee Walker

2004 Sunrise Egg Farm

2005 John Balletto

2006 Steve and Joe Dutton