Who we are

Since 1972, we’ve been a staple among the Palo Verde Valley farming community, having long-standing relationships with some of the best in the industry. Together, we continue to make our community a powerhouse of  farming in the Southwestern United States.

Our Story

How it all began and the incredible things that have happened along the way.

1957

Duane Berger on a share-cropped farm at the age of 14.

1957

Early 1960s

Picking cotton with 2-row cotton pickers

Early 1960s

Mid 1970s

Mr. Berger standing in newly purchased ground in Blythe, California

Mid 1970s

Late 1970s

Co-owners of the Modern Ginning Company in Blythe, California

Late 1970s

Early 1990s

Mr. Berger is featured in the John Deere Marketing Material for Cotton Pickers

Early 1990s

1995

Barnes & Berger Farms has had a 30+ year relationship with the King Ranch in South Texas. Here we see cotton harvest equipment formed in the King Ranch creating their “W” logo.

1995

1996

Duane Berger and Euell Barnes checking out their equipment

1996

2000

Mr. Berger is on the cover of The Cotton Digest in August after purchasing the first cotton bale ginned in the new millennium

2000

2006

Duane Berger and Euell Barnes, long-time friends and business partners

2006

2007

Duane Berger and his Grandson, Aidan, in front of a newly purchased combine

2007

2008

Mr. Berger and his team picking cotton for J.G. Boswell Ranch in Corcoran, California

2008

2018

Cotton picked and waiting for the ginning process in Corcoran California for the J.G. Boswell Ranch October. It goes on forever!

2018

2019

Mr. Berger at his desk with his gifted miniature truck.

Go Berger Blue!

2019

2019

Duane Berger and his trusted team in February

2019

2020

Duane Berger and the Combine Harvest Fleet in May

2020

Our Passion

Remembering our past through our unique antique collection of farming equipment

“I don’t play golf, I don’t hunt. I collect toys.”

Duane Berger