Kern County's annual crop report showed a modest 2 percent increase in gross value across the county in 2019, but that was enough to push it past its previous record recorded in 2014. Second statewide were almonds (No. Get one year of Fruit Growers News in both print and digital editions for only $15.50. Number 8860726. This came as growers there harvested more almonds on 3,000 more acres of land. This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them.