A feature article from the Winters Express (published February 26, 2024) profiling Tony Turkovich, named the 2024 Yolo County Farm Bureau Agriculturalist of the Year — the top agricultural honor in California. Turkovich is co-owner and general manager of Button & Turkovich LLC, a large farming operation in Winters. The article covers his 50-year partnership with the Button family, his decades of sustainable farming practices (drip irrigation adopted in the 1980s, minimum tillage, solar energy, nutrient management), a UC Davis study showing his drip irrigation switch reduced CO₂ emissions by 50% and nitrous oxide by 60%, his family winery (Turkovich Family Wines), his agricultural engineering background, and his long record of public service on state and county advisory boards including the UC Davis College of Agriculture and Sustainable Conservation.
