Fred Starrh- Director
ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTLY INVOLVED:
● Director of the San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton Growers Association
● Advisor to National Cotton Council
● Founding past President and current board member of Farmers Cooperative Almond
Huller, Inc.
● Director of Kern County Water Agency
● Director of California Farm Water Coalition
● Past Chairman and member of San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board
● ACWA Blue Print Task Force
PAST INVOLVEMENT INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY:
● President of Cotton Council International
● Chairman of Cotton Incorporated
● Past President and Trustee for the Kern High School District -- 28,000 students
● Served as Chairman of Producers Steering Committee of National Cotton Council,
representing the American Cotton Producers during the drafting of the 1990 Farm Bill
● Past President of Kern County Farm Bureau
● Director of California Farm Bureau Federation
● Served as Chairman of California and American Farm Bureau Cotton Committees
● Vice Chairman of Cotton ATAC
● Cotton Agriculture Advisory Committee appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture Madigan and Ambassador Carla Hills
● Member of Cotton Marketing Committee
● Apointed by Secretary of Agriculture Madigan
● Past President of California Cotton Growers
● Trustee Richland School
● Founding President and member of Shafter Recreation District
● Vice Chairman of Calcot, Ltd.
AWARDS RECEIVED:
● Ag Man of the Year – Shafter Chamber of Commerce 1975
● Agriculture Merit Award, Kern County Farm Bureau 1983
● California Farm Bureau Outstanding Leadership and
Distinguished Service Award 1985
● Phi Delta Kappa Layman of the Year 1988
● Farmer of the Year 1993
● Distinguished Service Award Sierra Service Center Council
CTA/NEA 1997
● Fred L. Starrh Performing Arts Center name in honor of 17
years of service to the Kern High School District 2001
● Far West High Cotton Award 2004
● Co-op Farmer of the Year 2004
● For Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of
California Agriculture from the American Society of Agronomy 2004