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2025 California ARPAS Chapter Spring Business Meeting
Upcoming Events
ARPAS Members are invited to attend the annual California Chapter Spring Business Meeting - in junction with the California Animal Nutrition Conference.
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When: Wednesday, May 7th
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Where: Visalia Marriott Convention Center
Breakfast will be from 7:00-8:00 AM followed by the business meeting 8:00-9:00 AM in the meeting room to the right of the hotel check-in. We look forward to seeing you there!
2025 BANG FOR YOUR BUCK TRAP SHOOT
Mark your calendars!
California ARPAS Bang For Your Buck Trap Shoot
Thursday, August 28th, 2025!
Our event will once again be held at the beautiful Kingsburg Trap Club in Kingsburg, CA.
REPORTING CEU's
ARPAS members a required to accrue and report 16 CEUs within each calendar year.
To report your CEU's please click here and you'll be directed to the national ARPAS CEU reporting page.
NEW MEMBERS
If you are a new member and have questions, or, if you are interested in becoming a member of the California Chapter of ARPAS, please contact one of our officers via the contact form.
2025 California ARPAS President - Victor Lopes, PAS
Victor was born and raised in the Central Valley of California to Portuguese immigrant parents. Growing up he was heavily involved in FFA and carried his passion to Cal Poly, SLO, where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Dairy Science with a Minor in AgBusiness. Throughout his career, he's held many jobs in the dairy industry, including managing his family's dairy, being a registered Dairy Inspector for the CDFA Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch, and selling dairy products and ingredients. He has been a proud member of ARPAS since 2014. He has guest lectured at Cal Poly and Modesto Junior College on topics including Cow Comfort, Calf & Heifer Rearing, and Heat Stress.
In his free time, Victor and his wife Dora enjoy being part of their Portuguese community, cooking and baking traditional scratch-made breads, pastas, and sauces and watching their son, Xander, dance in 2 local Portuguese Folklore groups. For the past 2 years, he has and continues to coach the Dairy Challenge Team for the Modesto Junior College Dairy Program.
Victor loves the Dairy Industry and strives to make it more sustainable for future generations.
