Franz Niederholzer honored as 2024 Western Region CCA of the Year

The award for Certified Crop Adviser of the Year in the Western Region acknowledges a member's exemplary dedication and contributions to agriculture as a Certified Crop Adviser. This individual also actively encourages and leads others to advocate for agricultural practices that are advantageous for both farmers and the environment.

WRCCA is excited to announce the 2024 CCA of the Year recipient is Franz Niederholzer. Franz is a native Californian, a UC Davis graduate in soil science, and since 2002, an Orchard Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties. With UCCE, Franz’s program includes studies on orchard mineral nutrition as well as rootstock evaluation, cropload management, and airblast spray coverage and drift.

Franz was a valued member of the WRCCA Board of Directors from 2006-2022. While on the Board, he served on the WRCCA Testing and Continuing Education Committee, including 10 years as committee chair. His efforts included spearheading an esteemed CCA Exam Preparation course.

WRCCA is proud to honor Franz for countless efforts within the CCA program and dedication to the industry. We congratulate him on his achievement of CCA of the Year!