January 18th, 2013 by admin
Born in Visalia, California in 1960, Atanacio, Jr. was the first son of Atanacio and Elisa Martin. During his childhood, Atanacio spent most of his time working, when he wasn’t in school. His first job in agriculture was hand-harvesting fruits and vegetables. From there he moved into mechanical harvesting of wheat, alfalfa, and other commodities. Next he worked in irrigation & system maintenance. After that he moved into dairy operations.
Atanacio’s skill and overall knowledge of farming soon landed him a job with Dick Anderson & Sons Farming, where he became the ranch manager overseeing their cotton, grape, and walnut operations.
In 2005 Atanacio founded Cream of the Crop Ag Service, Inc. for the purpose of offering labor & personnel management for agriculture throughout Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties.