More than 2,000 acres of reclaimed land, known as the Creston Valley Flats, is well suited to grain production - an important cash crop to the Valley. Also cultivated on the Flats are potatoes, field peas and beans, forage seeds and tame hay.

Just south of the Flats on more variable terrain, the dairy industry is located. Most milk produced in the area is transported to the Vernon dairy. Of the 5,917 head of cattle reported in 1991, 1,600 were diary cows or heifers. The remaining portion is beef cattle. Hogs and poultry round out that end of the farming picture in the Creston Valley.

Fruit production is what the Creston Valley is most renowned in agriculture industry. Most significant are the Tree fruits, especially apples and more recently cherries. Creston is second only to the Okanagan Valley in tree fruit production.

As you enter Creston from the East, grower owned fruit stands dot Highway 3 offering freshly harvested fruits and vegetables throughout late spring, all summer and early autumn. If you are feeling particularly ambitious, there are many locations where you can pick your own fruit.

Total farm capital value for the Creston Valley was estimated at $87.4 million (91 dollars), with sales receipts at $14 million. Of the 19,696 acres under crops, 10,741 acres were hay, 682 in oats, 1,001 in canola, 937 in tree fruits, 30 in berries and 114 in vegetables. Statistics on acreage of potatoes, barley and wheat have been suppressed for confidentiality reasons.