Rick Hernandez

Associate Extension Agent

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. He has extensive experience both in the private and public sector of the agricultural industry, as a laborer, a supervisor, a manager, and a small business owner and employer. In government, Rick served as a trade dispute mediator, negotiator, and a liaison to industry.  Rick  has been farming for most of his life except for six years where he worked for the USDA PACA( Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act).  Rick has lived in Fluvanna County since 2012, and helped start a farm/vineyard and winery in the county.