Officials say field workers discovered the man's body near Avenue 108 and Road 184 in Terra Bella around 12 pm.
The man was later identified as 59-year-old Salvador Gonzalez.
Further information regarding his death has not been released, but the sheriff's office's homicide unit has taken over the investigation.
They're asking anyone with information to call the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at 559-733-6218.