Ben Duval

Ben DuVal Farms, Inc., Owner

Ben Duval is the owner, and operator of Ben DuVal Farms, Inc. in Tulelake, CA. With his wife and two daughters, he grows alfalfa hay, small grains, and registered Black Angus cattle, with a focus on premium export quality alfalfa. He also operates a custom farming business serving growers throughout the Klamath Basin. He has had a unique opportunity to be a startup farm, launched in 2003, on land that has been in his family for three generations after it was granted to his grandfather after service in WWII. He has been active on the board of Klamath Water Users Association for several years, and currently serves the organization as vice president. Klamath Water Users represents over 1,200 family farms and 220,000 irrigated acres on the federal Klamath Reclamation Project, supplied by the KIamath River. He was formerly president of the Modoc County Farm Bureau.