California Agricultural Leadership Foundation Announces Class 55 Fellows

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The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF) has selected Class 55 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program (CALP), a distinguished group of 25 emerging leaders from across the state’s agricultural industry.

The program spans 17 months and provides fellows with a combination of leadership seminars, national and international travel, and hands-on projects. Designed to cultivate vision, adaptability, and service-driven leadership, CALP equips participants to address the challenges and opportunities facing California agriculture today.

Class 55 brings together leaders from diverse sectors, including tree crops, rice, forestry, winegrapes, berries, water, and agricultural services. Their collective experience across associations, government, and production ensures a broad perspective on the issues shaping the industry’s future.

For more than 55 years, CALF has trained over 1,400 alumni who now serve in leadership positions throughout agriculture, policy, and community life. The Class 55 cohort continues this legacy, reinforcing CALF’s mission to grow leaders who make a difference in California and beyond.

AdvoCast Commentary

Programs like CALP highlight an essential truth: industries are sustained not only by innovation or resources, but by people willing to lead with vision and resilience. At a time when California agriculture navigates climate pressures, sustainability demands, and workforce transformation, the development of human leadership capacity ensures the sector’s long-term vitality.

Closing Takeaway

As Class 55 embarks on this journey, they carry forward a tradition of leadership that will help shape California agriculture for generations to come.