Theharris Family S Commitment To Agriculturespans Over 100 Yearsfour Generationsand Four Statesfrom Mississippi To Texasto Arizonaand Eventually Into Californiathefresno County Farm Has Been Under Continuous Family Operation Since19 7Sinceits Foundingharris Farms Has Grown Into Oneof Thelargest Agribusinesses In Thenation In Thelate1880Stheharris Family Moved From Mississippi To Texasin 1916 J Aharris And His Wifekatearrived In Theimperial Valley To Establish Oneof California S First Cotton Gins As Well As Other Cotton Related Businessesthey Later Farmed In Thesan Joaquin Valley In The1920Ae S And Moved Up To Thesacramento Valley Wheretheir Only Sonjack Harrisgraduated From Chico High School In 19 2Prior To Attending Cal Poly In San Luis Obispo In 19 7Their Only Sonjackand His Wifeteresabegan What Is Now Known As Harris Farmsstarting With A Previously Unfarmed 20 Acres Of Desert Land On Thevalley S Western Edgewith Vision And Determinationharris Farms Has Grown Into Themost Integrateddiversifiedand Oneof Thelargest Agribusinesses In Theunited Statesbeginning With Cotton And Grainharris Farms Now Produces Over Thirty Threecrops Annuallyincluding Lettucetomatoesgarliconionsmelonsorangeslemonsalmondspistachiosand Winegrapes
