Duda Ranch
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A. Duda & Sons refers to various agricultural and real estate development with ranches in Central Florida, Texas
, and California
.
The company grows vegetables, citrus, sugarcane, and other crops, and raises cattle. It is best known as one of the top growers of celery in the United States. It markets produce using the Dandy label.
It holds significant land in Florida, California and Texas. It has developed some of this land for residential and commercial use. The Viera Company subsidiary oversees the development and management of Viera, Florida
, a planned community in Brevard County, Florida, which had 16,000 residents in 2007.
With celery as the cash crop, Duda had around 2500 acres (1,011.7 ha) in the 1940s. The family diversified into beef cattle ranching at their "Cocoa Ranch", near Cocoa, Florida
. By the 1970s, it had 20,000 cattle.
The business was incorporated in 1953.
The company revenues were $200 million in the 1980s. Ranch holdings in Central Florida had risen to 16000 acres (6,475 ha).
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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The company grows vegetables, citrus, sugarcane, and other crops, and raises cattle. It is best known as one of the top growers of celery in the United States. It markets produce using the Dandy label.
It holds significant land in Florida, California and Texas. It has developed some of this land for residential and commercial use. The Viera Company subsidiary oversees the development and management of Viera, Florida
Viera, Florida
Viera is a master planned community located in the central coastal region of Brevard County, Florida. It is part of an unincorporated section adjacent to the Melbourne, Florida area.-Geography:...
, a planned community in Brevard County, Florida, which had 16,000 residents in 2007.
Operations
Operations include vegetable and melon farming; orange groves; other citrus Groves; Nursery and Tree Production; Sugarcane Farming; Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming; Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Land Subdivision; Sugar Manufacturing; Sugarcane Mills; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchandising Wholesalers.History
Andrew Duda, and immigrant, founded the operation in Central Florida in the mid 1920s with 40 acres (16.2 ha).With celery as the cash crop, Duda had around 2500 acres (1,011.7 ha) in the 1940s. The family diversified into beef cattle ranching at their "Cocoa Ranch", near Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa, Florida
Cocoa is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 16,412 at the 2000 census. As of 2008, the estimated population according to the U.S. Census Bureau was 16,478. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Cocoa was...
. By the 1970s, it had 20,000 cattle.
The business was incorporated in 1953.
The company revenues were $200 million in the 1980s. Ranch holdings in Central Florida had risen to 16000 acres (6,475 ha).