Meet the Western Growers Leadership Program Participants Geoffrey Ratto, CEO, Ratto Bros., Inc.
A fourth-generation Ratto, son of Frank Ratto, Geoffrey succeeds Robert Engel, who stepped down in July 2024, and brings 15 years of industry experience. He held the role of sales director at Ratto Bros. for five years and worked as a retail service manager for Fresh Point of Central California. He earned an undergraduate degree from California State University, Stanislaus, and an MBA from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.
I have a love/hate relationship with the game of golf, but I do love playing new courses and looking at how they were designed.
Christin, JuJu and I cheering on our favorite football team!
My wife and I wanted to have a date night and I suggested we use fancy glasses. Our son heard us and grabbed everyone sunglasses. So now family date nights include fancy glasses (sunglasses). It was hilarious and cute! Picture includes Geoff Ratto, Christin Ratto, Giulian (JuJu), Caia (Piccolina)
Traveling is a passion of ours. Combined, we have traveled to 25 countries. To be able to travel with your best friend who shares the same passion has been an incredible experience for us!
The joy of seeing our children grow has been an incredible experience. As we know our produce world moves quickly, but it is nice to slow down and be together.
I have been a longtime AC Milan fan and now get to share the fanhood with my son.
WESTERN GROWERS OFFICERS – 2025 Stuart Woolf, Chair Rob Yraceburu, Vice Chair Neill Callis, Treasurer Don Cameron, Executive Secretary Dave Puglia, President and CEO DIRECTORS – 2025 GEORGE ADAM Innovative Produce, Santa Maria, California CHAD AMARAL D’Arrigo Bros. of Calif., Salinas, California KEVIN ANDREW Illume Agriculture, Bakersfield, California ROBERT BARKLEY Barkley Ag Enterprises, Yuma, Arizona STEPHEN BARNARD Mission Produce, Oxnard, California BARDIN BENGARD Bengard Ranch, Salinas, California SOREN BJORN Driscoll’s, Watsonville, California GEORGE BOSKOVICH III Boskovich Farms, Oxnard, California RODNEY BRAGA Braga Fresh Family Farms, Soledad, California STEVE BRAZEEL SunTerra Produce, Costa Mesa, California NEILL CALLIS Turlock Fruit Company, Turlock, California DON CAMERON Terranova Ranch, Helm, California
JOHN CHANDLER Chandler Farms, Selma, California LAWRENCE COX Coastline Family Farms, Brawley, California STEPHEN DANNA Danna Farms, Yuba City, California THOMAS DEARDORFF II Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard, California TIM ESCAMILLA Bolthouse Fresh Foods, Bakersfield, California KRISTEN SMITH ESHAYA JV Smith Companies, Yuma, Arizona CATHERINE FANUCCHI Tri-Fanucchi Farms, Bakersfield, California DAVID GILL Rio Farms, King City, California BOB GIRAGOSIAN Kern Ridge Growers, Arvin, California BRANDON GRIMM Grimmway Enterprises, Arvin, California JOHN JACKSON Beachside Produce, Nipomo, California TRACY JONES Booth Ranches, Orange Cove, California A.G. KAWAMURA Orange County Produce, Fullerton, California ALBERT KECK Hadley Date Gardens, Thermal, California J.P. LABRUCHERIE LaBrucherie Produce, El Centro, California STEPHEN MARTORI III Martori Farms, Scottsdale, Arizona HAROLD MCCLARTY HMC Farms, Kingsburg, California
CANNON MICHAEL Bowles Farming, Los Banos, California HEATHER MULHOLLAND Mulholland Citrus, Orange Cove, California DOMINIC MUZZI, JR. Muzzi Family Farms, Moss Landing, California TOM NUNES V The Nunes Company, Salinas, California STEPHEN PATRICIO Westside Produce, Firebaugh, California JOHN POWELL, JR. Peter Rabbit Farms, Coachella, California RON RATTO Ratto Bros., Modesto, California CRAIG READE Bonipak Produce, Santa Maria, California KYLE RICHARDSON Garry Richardson Farms, Bakersfield, California SONNY RODRIGUEZ The Growers Company, Somerton, Arizona BRUCE TALBOTT Talbott’s Mountain Gold, Palisade, Colorado RYAN TALLEY Talley Farms, Arroyo Grande, California BRUCE TAYLOR Taylor Farms Calif., Salinas, California MIKE WAY Prime Time International, Coachella, California STUART WOOLF Woolf Farming & Processing, Fresno, California ROB YRACEBURU Wonderful Orchards, Shafter, California
35 Western Grower & Shipper | www.wga.com September | October 2025
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