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  • County looking for interest in Cotton Research Station

    Natalie Willis|Nov 21, 2024

    Kern County is requesting letters of interest for proposed projects or activities at the Shafter Cotton Research Station - a California Historical Landmark. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Kern County Property Management Department held an open house with most of the buildings at the station open for inspection. The station was built in 1922 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop the state's cotton industry. In a tour of the facility last week, Jim Damian, chief economic development officer...