Bako News Fred Starrh, 1929-2019: Local farmer took on local oil company, rose to national leadership

Fred Starrh, 1929-2019: Local farmer took on local oil company, rose to national leadership

Fred Starrh, a longtime Shafter cotton farmer and industry leader whose landmark legal victory over a Bakersfield oil producer earned him local renown, died Tuesday at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke. Path to Full Story on The Bakersfield Californian