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Tulare County agricultural output rises to $8.3 billion in 2024, ag commissioner reports
Summary
Tulare County’s 2024 crop and livestock report shows a 6% increase in gross value to about $8.3 billion; county ag staff noted acreage declines tied to water availability and said staff recorded 12,485 acres left fallow this year related to water issues and SGMA compliance.
Christopher Greer, a Tulare County Agriculture Department staff member, told the Board of Supervisors that the county’s 2024 crop and livestock value rose about 6%, or roughly $477 million, bringing the total to about $8.3 billion for 2024.
Greer presented the department’s annual report and outlined the office’s four divisions — pesticide use enforcement; pest exclusion and standardization; weights and measures; and pest detection, management and crop statistics — and said the department employs 66 full-time staff plus roughly 15–16 extra-help employees.
The report showed about 448,000 acres in commercial production and permanent plantings in 2024, a decrease of approximately 9,581 acres from 2023. Greer said field crops accounted for roughly…
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