Kern hits top crop value in nation for the fist time

Above: Murray Family Farm employee Teresa Hurtado sorts Royal Rainier cherries before packing at their General Beale Road facility in this file photo. Kern County has cracked the top spot in total crop value among farm counties in the Unities States in 2016, and cherries helped. (Photo Credit: The Californian)

By Steven Mayer, smayer@bakersfield.com | The Bakersfield Californian

Kern County is No. 1!

The San Joaquin Valley’s southernmost county has officially taken the top spot for the value of its agricultural products in 2016, making Kern the top agricultural producer-not only in the state, but in the nation.

“This is just a testament to how integral agriculture is to Kern County and to all the hard-working individuals who contribute to its success, from the farmer to the fieldworker,” said Kern County Agricultural Commissioner Glenn Fankhauser.

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