Ventura County Ag Summit panelist: Better processing, distribution needed
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- Agribusiness Topic
- Alex Kacik Author
By Alex Kacik Friday, September 18th, 2015
Agriculture is a $3.3 billion economic driver in Ventura County, but the revenue from its fields and orchards hasn’t translated to jobs and economic output in food processing and distribution. As consumers seek transparency, harvesting automation reduces jobs and global competition shifts product requirements, the county needs to expand and upgrade its food processing and…