Emeritus Board Members
Joe Guidetti
Lifelong cattleman, Joe Guidetti is a third generation SLO County agriculturalist with local family history spanning well over 100 years. At their family ranch southeast of San Luis Obispo, Joe and his son Terry work as partners operating the Guidetti Land and Cattle Company. Joe was honored as the 1998 San Luis Obispo County Agriculturalist of the Year. Joe's unique brand of cowboy cuisine received national attention when he was showcased in a 1993 feature article in Sunset Magazine.
Charles Mehlschau
A director for over three decades and former president of SLO Co. Farm Bureau (1981 to 1983), Charles Mehlschau is a third-generation farmer of the Nipomo area. Charles also is a supervisor of San Ysidro Farms, which operates over 1,200 acres between Oso Flaco and Guadalupe. Charles has been a Farm Bureau Director since he joined in 1970.
Ernie Righetti, District 4
Arroyo Grande, Edna, Nipomo
Former Farm Bureau president (1975-1977) and longtime director, Ernie Righetti manages the Righetti Ranch in Edna Valley. With nearly 40 years experience in commercial avocado production, the family specializes in the Hass avocado variety. Their first commercial planting began in 1967 and today the family has over 200 acres of avocados. The Righetti family was one of the principal supporters of Farm Bureau when it began in 1922. Ernie received the Agriculturalist of the Year award in 1991.