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Lake County Board proclaims National Agriculture Week
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation in March 2025 recognizing National Agriculture Week and highlighted the county's agricultural history, crop values and youth agricultural programs.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on March 2025 adopted a proclamation declaring National Agriculture Week in Lake County and recognized the county’s farming history and economic contributions.
The proclamation, presented by Supervisor Pyska and Supervisor Savatier, cites California’s role in producing more than 400 commodities and contributing “over $50,000,000,000” in food and fiber, and notes that Lake County’s major crops — pears, wine grapes and walnuts — contribute more than $135,000,000 in value. The board’s action was passed and adopted in March 2025 and was signed by the chair of the Board of Supervisors.
Supervisor Pyska and Supervisor Savatier read the proclamation text and invited local farmers and agricultural advocates to speak. Julia, identified by the board as a Lake County farmer, thanked the supervisors and said agriculture “remains a very vital part of not only our economy but our community and our culture here in Lake County.”
Sharon, who identified herself as representing California Women for Agriculture, described that organization as “a 50 year old non profit group” that promotes and advocates for California agriculture. Rebecca, who spoke as an agricultural advocate, repeated a commonly cited statistic and told the board that “1% of the population feeds the 100% of the population,” adding that farmers deserve recognition for their work.
A resident who spoke from the audience told the board that food production and food security have become central concerns and urged support for developing new farmers and adapting to climate change. Members of youth agricultural programs — including 4‑H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) — were present and were thanked by speakers for participating; one speaker urged the public to support youth projects at the county fair.
The board concluded the agenda item with a group photo of supervisors, honorees and youth participants.
Copies of the proclamation were distributed during the meeting; the exact single-week dates referenced at the start of the announcement were unclear in the record, and the proclamation text in the transcript also refers more broadly to March 2025 as the designated month.
