Wil-Ker-Son Ranch has been family owned and operated since 1978. As
growers, packers and shippers of fresh California fruit, we are vertically integrated
to accommodate just about any fruit marketing need.
After graduating from Chico State in 1973 with a degree in Plant Science, Doug
Wilson worked as a technical consultant for a local kiwifruit nursery. A few years
later while managing a kiwifruit ranch, he started looking for a piece of property to
begin his own agricultural career. In partnership with his in-laws, Doug and his
wife Linda purchased the thirty-five acre ranch pictured above in 1978. At that time
the Gridley area was almost entirely in fresh peach production. Doug was one of
the first growers in the area to plant kiwifruit, and originally used the land to grow
nursery stock. With the addition of over one hundred-fifty acres of kiwifruit and
sugar plums over the years, a packing shed was built adjacent to the existing barn
structure to accommodate local tree fruit packaging needs.
Today Wil-Ker-Son Ranch boasts three independent packing lines in two facilities,
on-site hydro-cooling, a cold storage facility with loading dock, and the availability
of custom farming assistance. We are proud to be one of the premier fruit
handlers in the Sacramento Valley and look forward to meeting the needs of local
growers in the future.
growers, packers and shippers of fresh California fruit, we are vertically integrated
to accommodate just about any fruit marketing need.
After graduating from Chico State in 1973 with a degree in Plant Science, Doug
Wilson worked as a technical consultant for a local kiwifruit nursery. A few years
later while managing a kiwifruit ranch, he started looking for a piece of property to
begin his own agricultural career. In partnership with his in-laws, Doug and his
wife Linda purchased the thirty-five acre ranch pictured above in 1978. At that time
the Gridley area was almost entirely in fresh peach production. Doug was one of
the first growers in the area to plant kiwifruit, and originally used the land to grow
nursery stock. With the addition of over one hundred-fifty acres of kiwifruit and
sugar plums over the years, a packing shed was built adjacent to the existing barn
structure to accommodate local tree fruit packaging needs.
Today Wil-Ker-Son Ranch boasts three independent packing lines in two facilities,
on-site hydro-cooling, a cold storage facility with loading dock, and the availability
of custom farming assistance. We are proud to be one of the premier fruit
handlers in the Sacramento Valley and look forward to meeting the needs of local
growers in the future.
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