Cannon Michael

Cannon Michael is the President/CEO of Bowles Farming Company. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Environmental stewardship, ethical treatment of workers and sustainable production are core values for Cannon.

He is engaged in California water and agriculture issues - he serves as the Chairman of the San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority, as a director on: the Water Education Foundation Board, the San Luis Canal Company Board, the Water Policy Center’s Advisory Council, the Henry Miller Reclamation District Board, the Family Farm Alliance, the American Farmland Trust Board, the Cotton Incorporated Board.

He serves as the president of the San Luis Resource Conservation District Board, advisory board member for UC Davis Agricultural Sustainability Institute, as Treasurer for the Exchange Contractors PAC, and as director and past chairman of the California Cotton Growers Association. He also serves in an advisory capacity for three family-run farming/processing companies in the Central Valley.