The California State Fair is looking for the oldest businesses in California’s largest industry – agriculture – to be considered for the prestigious California Agricultural Heritage Club (CAHC).
Any agricultural business or affiliate, including farms, ranches, equipment dealers, accountants, trade or marketing organizations, universities/colleges, irrigation districts and others, are invited to apply for induction into the elite association. The deadline for submitting an application is Friday, May 27, 2011. The CAHC application can be downloaded from the State Fair’s website at http://www.bigfun.org/competition-adult.php. Honorees will be informed if their application has been accepted by Friday, June 10, 2011.
CAHC members receive a plaque of recognition and a special invitation to the State Fair’s Annual Induction Ceremony and Brunch specifically for designees. The 2011 event, co-sponsored by the California Exposition & State Fair, the California Farm Bureau Federation, California Grain and Feed Association, California Farmer Magazine and the California Milk Advisory Board is scheduled for Friday, July 29, 2011. Honoree guests are invited to attend the event for $25.00 per person which includes parking, fair admission and the Recognition Ceremony and Brunch.
Companies Inducted in 2010 with 100+ Years of Continuous Operation
- Blue Diamond Growers – est. 1910 Sacramento County
- C & H Sugar Co.- est. 1906 Contra Costa County
- Chrisman Ranch – est. 1853 Tulare County
- Chrisman Ranch – Drumm Valley – est. 1885 Tulare County
- Christopher Ranch – est. 1896 Santa Clara County
- C.L. Best – est. 1910 Yolo County
- El Peco Ranch – est. 1868 Madera County
- Farley – Erickson Ranch – est. 1897 Marin County
- Fausel Ranch – est. 1877 El Dorado County
- Gist Farm – est. 1886 Tulare County
- Kickham Ranch – est. 1866 Santa Clara County
- McConnell Ranch – est. 1908 Imperial County
- Mettler & Son – est. 1900 San Joaquin County
- Moore’s Blacksmith Shop – est. 1910 Tehema County
- Randolph Jewelers – est. 1852 El Dorado County
- Sullivan Ranch – est. 1910 Glenn County
- Wente Vineyards – est 1883 Alameda County
- W.J. Kickham Ranch – est. 1878 Santa Clara County
125 Years or More of Continuous Operation
- Chrisman Ranch – est. 1853 Tulare County
- Chrisman Ranch – Drumm Valley – est. 1885 Tulare County
- Dotta Ranch – est. 1874 Plumas County
- El Peco Ranch – est. 1868 Madera County
- Fausel Ranch – est. 1877 El Dorado County
- Keegan Ranch – est. 1880 Colusa County
- Kickham Ranch – est. 1866 Santa Clara County
- Lavers Ranch – est. 1858 Kern County
- Lynch Farms – est. 1885 San Joaquin County
- Morehead – Hill – Tavis Ranch – est. 1872 Butte County
- Murphys Historic Hotel – est. 1856 Calaveras County
- Rancho Mission Viejo – est. 1882 Orange County
- Randolph Jewelers – est. 1852 El Dorado County
- Robie Ranch – est. 1860 Calaveras County
- Trident Ranch – est. 1860 San Joaquin County
- Van Vleck Ranching and Resources, Inc. – est. 1856 Sacramento County
- Wente Vineyards – est. 1883 Alameda County
- W.J. Kickham Ranch – est. 1878 est. Santa Clara County
150 Years or More of Continuous Operation
- California Wool Growers Association – est. 1860 Sacramento County
- Chrisman Ranch – est. 1853 Tulare County
- Lavers Ranch – est. 1858 Kern County
- Level Lea Farm – est. 1860 San Mateo County
- Murphys Historic Hotel – est. 1856 Calaveras County
- Randolph Jewelers – est. 1852 El Dorado County
- Robie Ranch – est. 1860 Calaveras County
- Trident Ranch – est. 1860 San Joaquin County
- Van Maren Ranch – est. 1854 Sacramento County
- Van Vleck Ranching and Resources, Inc. – est. 1856 Sacramento County
- Vineyard Brothers – est. 1859 Placer County
For more information about agricultural inductees or the application process, please call Teresa McEntire at either tmcentire@calexpo.com or (916) 263-3598.
For more information about the 2011 California State Fair, visit our web site at www.bigfun.org. Media interested in covering this event should call the California State Fair Media Center at (916) 263-3237 or e-mail media@calexpo.com.
