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Though caller Ag One Foundation Board President Nick Biscay wasn’t an ag major, his household concern has helped him make heavy connections to the cultivation industry.
The fourth-generation agriculturalist grew up connected the westbound broadside of Madera County moving with his household operation, Biscay Vineyards, that has besides grown raisins, almonds, wheat and different crops since it started successful 1917. Today, helium inactive serves the household concern aft gaining further acquisition moving successful the banking, insurance, income and concern sectors passim California and crossed the United States.
The 2004 Fresno State concern medication and absorption alumnus besides serves 4,000 farmers successful California and Nevada arsenic president and CEO of Stanislaus Farm Supply, a 75-year-old proviso cooperative. Also the president of its charitable foundation, helium has an arsenic beardown committedness to the assemblage and its cultivation youth, with enactment of FFA, 4-H and different organizations that stock the aforesaid ngo and values.
“Trying to nutrient prime vino grapes taught maine the benefits of hard work, and a beardown appreciation for those who labour for our nutrient and household values, conscionable similar immoderate farmer,” Biscay said. “Being a portion of the (Ag One) committee is simply a large mode to reconnect Fresno State to the agriculture manufacture and connection absorption connected however it tin evolve.”
Biscay, who is besides the ex-officio president of the Western Plant Health Association, looks guardant to a stronger transportation to Fresno State, wherever his wife, Lauren; father, Leon; uncle, Peter; and brother, Joey, each attended, arsenic did galore of his chap Stanislaus Farm Supply employees.
“I’m indebted to my experiences astatine Fresno State and successful agriculture, which person connected galore of my passions,” Biscay said. “Ag One has the aforesaid vision, to find ways to make much enactment for the students who are the aboriginal of Central Valley agriculture. Fresno State and its field workplace make important learning opportunities for our students, particularly those who didn’t turn up connected a farming operation, and request that vocation training.”
Biscay assumed his caller rubric connected July 1 and succeeded Roger Isom for a one-year term. Other recently elected enforcement committee officers include:
- Fendley Ragland, vice president (Fresno, PGIM Real Estate Agricultural Investments).
- Jason Baldwin, treasurer (Kerman, Panoche Creek Packing).
- Patrick Murphy, caput (Fresno, HELM Agro).
In addition, caller members of the 23-person board include:
- Amy Blagg (Lodi, Lodi District Grape Growers Association).
- Suzanne Devereaux (Fresno, American Pistachio Growers).
- Daniel Hartwig (Fresno, California Fresh Fruit Association).
- Chris McGlothlin (Fresno, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association, Western Agricultural Processors Association).
- Charlie Riddle (Bakersfield, J.G. Boswell Company).
Ag One’s archetypal outreach lawsuit of the fall, the 47th yearly Ag Boosters BBQ and Fantasy Vacation Drawing Sunday, volition beryllium connected Sept. 8 astatine George’s River Ranch (8805 CA Highway 41).
This lawsuit and others has helped Ag One rise implicit $30 cardinal since 1979 to enactment cultivation programs astatine Fresno State. For the 2024-25 world year, Ag One volition supply much than $1 cardinal to deserving students and programs.
For much accusation astir the Ag One Foundation, its programs and upcoming events, interaction 559.278.4266 oregon agone@csufresno.edu.
