Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Donald Bransford, 70, of Colusa, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, where he has served since 2006. Bransford has been owner and president at Bransford Farms since 1980. He is president of the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District and chair of the University of California President’s Advisory Commission on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Bransford earned a Doctor of Education degree in exercise physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Master of Arts degree in exercise physiology from Sonoma State University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bransford is registered without party preference.

Jeffrey Huckaby, 51, of Bakersfield, has been appointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Huckaby has been chief executive officer and president at Grimmway Enterprises Inc. since 2016, where he has held several positions since 1998, including executive vice president, general manager and farm manager. He is a member of the Cal Poly University Dean’s Advisory Council. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Huckaby is a Republican.

Frank Muller, 61, of Woodland, has been appointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Muller has been president at Muller Ranch LLC since 2017, where he has been a farmer since 1979. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Muller is a Democrat.