Protecting Your Family, Your Business, Your Future…

Valley Wide Ag Insurance Agency was developed in 1995 with the commitment to building an agency with knowledgeable, service-oriented folks with expertise in specific lines of insurance and the willingness to get the very best carriers to provide superior, competitive coverage programs for individuals, farms, businesses, personal property and lives.

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Protecting your business, your crops, your future...

Now, nearly 2 decades later, Valley Wide Ag and its division, Valley Premier Insurance Services provide virtually any kind of insurance coverage desired through highly qualified insurance specialists from three office locations in California. Furthermore, our family-owned farm and business clients can now enjoy peace of mind because of the Family Farm and Business Legacy Program we custom-design for our valued clients who wish to preserve most efficiently their farms and businesses for their beneficiaries.

Lynette Aguirre

Lynette has been licensed property and casualty since 2015. She is crop insurance certified an iatrical part of the crop team. Lynette also is involved with carrier appointments and general office admonition.

Gayle Buffo

Gayle Buffo got her start in the Insurance industry over 10 years ago, and joined the Valley Premier team in 2021. She graduated from Fresno State with a degree in Business Administration, and currently focuses on all lines of business and personal...

Donna Fagundes

Donna Fagundes has been licensed since 2014 as a Property Broker-Agent, Life-Only Agent, Casualty Broker-Agent, and Life-Only Agent. Starting with Valley Premier Insurance in 2015 she works out of the Hanford and Fresno areas. Helping individuals...

Victoria Lona

Victoria Lona has been with Valley Premier Insurance since 2020. Licensed in March of 2021, Victoria works out of the Hanford office in both personal and commercial lines.

Zack Barlow

Zack Barlow is a licensed agent and is crop insurance certified. Zack helps the crop department with farm mapping, claims and general support.

Judi Peterson

Judi Peterson is our Administrative Assistant. She joyfully welcomes our visitors both in person and on the phone.

Ron J. LaBarbera

Insurance licensed since 1993, Ron is a Consultant to the Agency. He represents his clients with a full line of property and liability coverage. Ron helps businesses with Workers Compensation, Commercial Property and Liability. He holds a Bachelor of...

Aaron Slevkoff

Aaron has been in the crop insurance business since 1995. He is licensed for over 10 years and with Valley Wide Ag Insurance since 2004. Previous to Valley Wide Ag, he has worked as crop insurance claims adjuster and marketing...

Judy Akin Schellinger

Judy has been involved in the property insurance business for over 35 years and is licensed since 1985. She has earned the Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist designation. AFIS is the nation's only insurance designation on...

Carly Wells

Carly has been licensed nearly 5 years and with Valley Premier Insurance for over a year. She works with Judy in the Hanford office and specializes in all personal lines property and liability insurance.

Justin McKeighan

Justin has been in the insurance business for over ten years and with Valley Premier Insurance over 3 years. He is a third generation insurance agent and helps his clients with Commercial Property and Liability, Workers Compensation and Personal...

Non-Discrimination Statement

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

To File an Employment Complaint

If you wish to file an employment complaint, you must contact your Agency's EEO Counselor, within 45 days the date of the alleged discriminatory act, event, or in the case of a personnel action. Additional filing information can be found here.

To File a Program Complaint

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found here, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter by mail to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Persons with Disabilities

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities and wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish). Persons with disabilities, who wish to file a program complaint, please see information above on how to contact the Department by mail directly or by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

Contact Information

For more information, contact the RMA Civil Rights Office at 202-690-3578 (main line).

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