Gabriel Bautista, CCA

Gabriel Bautista has worked in the agricultural industry since 2005. Gabriel began their career as a District Liaison - Administrative Assistant at Firebaugh - Las Deltas Unified School District in 2005. In 2008, they took on the role of Summer Intern at Reiter Affiliated Companies, and then became the Organic Ranch Manager in 2012. In 2016, they moved to Hortau as an Irrigation Consultant. In 2019, they took on roles at both Fieldin and Independent, as Head of Grower Success - Emerging Markets, Senior Grower Success Manager, Grower Consultant, and Agricultural Consultant, respectively.

Gabriel Bautista obtained a Bachelor of Science in Plant Sciences from California State University, Fresno. In February 2017, they obtained an Agricultural Pest Control Adviser (PCA) certification from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. Gabriel also holds a Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) certification from the American Society of Agronomy.