S Shirk Road Visalia, CA 93277

Property is located on South Shirk Road, between CA Highway 198 and Walnut Avenue in Visalia, CA. Property is outside of the city limits (County Island), but is in the City of Visalia's Sphere of Influence. The City of Visalia Zoning is Urban Development - Tier 2. Property is located in Kaweah Delta... Water Conservation District and part of Greater Kaweah GSA. There is one (1) Ag well, drilled in 2017, 500′ deep with a 25 HP submersible pump. In August 2023 a 10 HP booster pump was integrated into the current irrigation system to deliver ditch/surface water to the ranch. Berries are irrigated via a double line drip irrigation system. A weed mat is installed on all berms/planting rows. Property features 100% Grade 1 - Excellent soil - Nord fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes. Property is currently planted to Chickadee & Kestrel blueberry varieties (alternated every four rows). There are +/- 6 rows of the Ventura variety on the west end of the ranch in addition to small test plantings (+/- 50 plants each) of the Snowchaser, Meadowlark, and Avanti varieties. The ranch is certified organic as of April 2023. There is one (1) single family residence on the property. Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires groundwater basins to be sustainable by 2040. SGMA requires a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by 2020. Said plans may limit ground water pumping. For more information visit the SGMA website. Continue reading