Joe Bento

Joe ‘s parents migrated from Sao Jorge Azores in search of a better life. Joe’s dad worked in Modesto on a dairy while joe attended Ceres High School. Joe’s dad started his own dairy business on September 1, 1989. Joe worked on the family business until 1999 , then he left to Idaho and managed two dairy farms. Joe returned a few years later and helped start the Valley Gold Co Op and became Vice President. After leaving there Joe started working for a law office where he worked as the agricultural specialist for a few years. Once Joe left the law office he started his own dairy business , for past seven years the dairy business is thriving.