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Food Processing in Merced

The success of food processors already located here, coupled with our location in California’s ag-rich Central Valley, is reason enough to start looking at Merced. But Merced stands out against other California locations in several ways:

Proximity to raw and primary processed goods
Access to key north-south and east-west routes
Research and testing facilities
Waste water capacity and cost savings
Competitive energy costs and high reliability
Rapid one-stop permitting

PROXIMITY TO RAW GOODS

Agriculture in Merced County

6th largest ag county in U.S.
5th largest ag county in state
Nearly $3 billion in annual production

Top 5 Crops

Milk
Chickens
Almonds
Cattle & calves
Sweet potatoes

Food Processing Companies

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, www.nces.ed.gov; individual institutions; Rand McNally www. maps.randmcnally.com (May 2017).

*Miles from City Hall (678 W 18th St).

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Technical Education in Agriculture

Merced College recently upgraded their labs with state-of-the-art equipment and hosted train the trainer sessions for regional high school instructors to develop career pathways to Agriculture Mechanics, Agri-Science, and Landscape Horticulture.

Source: Merced College Annual Report 2017.

Fresno Pacific University (Merced Campus)

www.fresno.edu/location/merced-campus

This private university based in Fresno (60 miles south) maintains a Merced Center geared toward working adults, with evening courses and options for accelerated bachelor’s degrees and graduate programs. Programs at the Merced Campus: