◈ Homepage — https://www.colusacountyfarmbureau.com/Skip to Main Content HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP CONTACT April 2026 Farmers' Bulletin  Click the button below for this month's newsletter. Don't forget to sign up for our emails so you don't miss a thing!  Newsletter Join Mailing List Thank you to our 2025 Irish Pub Night Sponsors! G & L Rominger, LLC Butte Creek Farms Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa. ◈ Interior Pages — 8 pages crawled--> BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. BOARD OF DIRECTORS   President Annelie Lauwerijssen  1st Vice President  Elisabeth Quick    Deanna Jarrett Bill Rohde Lorraine Marsh  Molly Yager  Theresa Bright  Past President   Heather Nielsen Past Director  Jim Seaver Past Director  STAFF Interim Executive Manager Marijke Lauwerijssen  Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> FARMTEAM | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Farm Bureau works in conjunction with the state to offer FARM TEAM, an innovative way for Farmers and Ranchers to communicate with their elected officials on critical issues affecting the family farm. ​ Click here  to sign up with the California Farm Bureau for statewide issues. ​   ​ ​         Take Action  to Stop AB 1066 Legislators returned to Sacramento on August 1 for their last month of the legislative session. Just prior to the summer recess Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) took the language from AB 2757, which was defeated, and placed it into another one of her bills,  AB 1066 . AB 1066 contains the exact language of AB 2757. As currently written, AB 1066 will:  ​ Phase in over a four-year period, a requirement that overtime pay be paid to farm workers after 8 hours of work in a day or 40 hours in a week; Require workers to take one day off every seven days; Delays the implementation of the new overtime rules for small employers by two years and Gives the Governor the authority to postpone a scheduled overtime pay increase if employment in California is declining. ​ Tell your legislators how  this legislation will hurt both farmers and farm workers. The higher cost of providing overtime pay will force farmers to cut employee work hours to control labor costs and farm worker compensation will decline. The application of requirements for workers to not work one day every seven days to agriculture will force seasonal agricultural workers to miss as many as four days of pay in a month of peak harvest season.   AB 1066 was placed on the Senate Appropriations suspense file and must be taken up by Friday, August 12. If the bill reaches the Senate floor and passes, it will return to the Assembly for a vote. It is important that we continue to put pressure on our elected officials.  Contact your elected officials today!   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> ABOUT | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. ABOUT CCFB Our Board of Directors and Staff Colusa County Farm Bureau Mission Statement:   To protect, promote and enhance the agricultural industry through community involvement, advocacy and education.  ​ Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> EVENTS | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Monthly board meetings are now held on the 4th Monday of the month, unless that Monday is a holiday. CCFB Ev ents   2026 Important Dates: January 1: CCFB office closed for New Year's Day January 7: CCFB Board retreat- office closed January 19: CCFB office closed for MLK Jr Day Holiday January 26 at 6 PM:  Colusa Farm Bureau Monthly Board Meeting       CCFB Conference Room at 520 Market St Colusa February 3-5: Colusa Farm Show at the Colusa Fairgrounds February 16: CCFB office closed for Presidents' Day February 23: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference Room March 7 at 5 pm: CCFB Annual Fundraising Dinner and short                     Annual Meeting Program at the Colusa Fairgrounds March 23 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference           Room April 20 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference Room  May 18 at 6 pm: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference               Room May 25: CCFB office closed for Memorial Day June 22 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference               Room   July 27 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference               Room    August 24 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference           Room   September 7: CCFB office closed for Labor Day September 28 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference Room   October 12: CCFB office closed for Columbus Day October 26 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference Room    November 11: CCFB office closed for Veteran's Day November 23 at 6 PM: CCFB Monthly Board Meeting in our Conference Room December 24 & 25: CCFB office closed for Christmas Day    Tickets Here Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> GET INVOLVED | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS If you are interested in getting more involved with your local Farm Bureau you can request to attend a board meeting by contacting the CCFB office at (530) 458-5130. The Colusa County Farm Bureau board of directors meets every fourth Monday of the month at 6:00 PM to discuss the different agriclutural issues and policies that affect the farmers and ranchers of Colusa County. ​ ​ ​ ​ Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> MEMBERSHIP | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Membership Farm Bureau works to promotes, protect and enhance California's farming way of life. Join California's family farmers, ranchers, nursery growers, foresters, dairymen, beekeepers, and many others! ​ Colusa County offers three types of Farm Bureau memberships: ​ Collegiate Member Become a Collegiate Member and get access to AgAlert online plus networking opportunities for scholarships, internship contacts, local and state events, and the Young Farmers & Ranchers program. Ages 16 to 24, one person per membership! ($25 dues annually) ​ ​ Associate Member Not a farmer or rancher? No problems! Join as an Associate Member and support California family farms with an organization that actively supports agriculture! Get access to dozens of discounts and benefits including the California Bountiful magazine. ($125 dues annually). ​ ​ Agricultural Member Become an Agricultural Member ! Join the state's largest organization of farmers and ranchers in protecting family farms. Receive weekly issues of AgAlert and have access to great discounts on auto and health insurance plus a host of travel, entertainment, and consumer discounts exclusive to Farm Bureau members. Start your Agricultural Membership as an individual, partnership, or corporation! ($300 dues annually). ​ ​ Click this button to become a member or renew today!  JOIN & RENEW! Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> WHY JOIN? | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. WHY JOIN? ​ ​ The Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization that represents and protects the farming and ranching way of life by influencing policy at all levels of government. Farm Bureau is committed to helping consumers understand where their food comes from, the challenges associated with producing a safe, affordable food supply and ensuring consumer confidence in California-grown products. ​ By joining the Colusa County Farm Bureau , you become apart of a local and state wide organization that is here to ensure that California’s agricultural heritage is maintained and protected!  ​ What is Farm Bureau doing for you? Working on key issues farmers face including: Water - SGMA Inner Coastal Range Conservancy The future of farming families Provided over $8,000 in local scholarships and Ag-related donations Regulatory pressures Hosts the Local Bounty Annual Fundraiser CoSu Transmission Lines Dirt Days - Two day Ag tour for educators  ​ ​ ​ Benefits Include: Farm Bureau Publications Insurance Programs & Services Agricultural Supplies, Business Services Health Services Vehicle Purchase & Rentals Travel & Entertainment Discounts Propane Discount Paint Discounts ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page --> CONTACT | colusafarmbureau top of page HOME EVENTS ABOUT BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF MEMBERSHIP WHY JOIN? FARMTEAM GET INVOLVED CONTACT More... Use tab to navigate through the menu items. CONTACT You can leave a message using the contact form below. Success! Message received. Send Colusa County Farm Bureau 520 Market Street, Suite 1 P.O. Box 1179 Colusa, Ca 95932 (530) 501-8742 Marijke's Cell (530) 458-5130 Office (530) 458-5230 Fax ​ Email: Executive Manager  Marijke Lauwerijssen [email protected] ​ Office Hours: Monday -Thursday 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM ​ Closed Fridays ​ ​ Background Photos provided by: Mitchell Yerxa.  bottom of page