Marin County officials this week simultaneously declared a continued state of agricultural emergency and praised local agriculture for a significant increase in gross value between 2013 and 2014.
The 2014 Livestock and Crop Report, released on Tuesday, highlighted a 19 percent increase in gross value for the county’s agricultural production, driven by a surge in organic milk production that nearly doubled between 2013 and 2014—from $20.8 million to $33.5 million—due to high demand and prices…