Influential Escondido farmer applies high-tech tools to agriculture
In 1978, John Burr called Jeff Coors of Coors Brewery and described an exciting new idea. “John, we think it’s a fad,” Coors responded. “But please come and show us how it’s made.”
His grandfather grew citrus in the Central Valley and led an irrigation district that dug 39 wells in 1915, developed a new irrigation system, and was the first to use gunite instead of concrete. “In the late 1970s, we educated engineering companies on the use of enzymes to produce ethanol, which is today 10 percent of our fuel,” Burr said.
“It’s the use of innovative farming methods that earned John Burr the title of San Diego County Farmer of the Year,” wrote the San Diego County Water Authority in 2019. He co-founded Escondido Growers for Agricultural Preservation, which promotes innovative methods for agricultural water management.
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