April 5, 2024
Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  Agribusiness  -  Page 100
Latest

Tri-county companies ride health-foods boom

By   /  Wednesday, March 6th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, Latest news, Restaurants, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Tri-county companies ride health-foods boom

Producers of organic and natural foods in the Tri-Counties are seeing robust consumer demand despite higher production and retail costs for some of their products, a panel of speakers said at a breakfast meeting Wednesday. The event was hosted by the Association for Corporate Growth  at the Westlake Village Inn. Scott Deardorff, fourth-generation owner and Read More →

Latest

2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies honorees announced

By   /  Monday, February 25th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features, Restaurants, Small Business, Tourism  /  Comments Off on 2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies honorees announced

Congratulations to the 2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies award winners. The section published Friday, Feb. 22 and is available with the print edition of the Business Times. This year’s winners are: Family Business Titan: Gills Onions, an Oxnard-based onion processing company owned by brothers Steve and David Gill. Legacy Family Businesses • Green Read More →

Latest

Uncommon donor for Ojai food project

By   /  Friday, January 25th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, Nonprofits, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Uncommon donor for Ojai food project

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Latest

Ceres develops drought-resistant gene

By   /  Friday, January 18th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Features, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Ceres develops drought-resistant gene

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Latest

Strawberries sweeten ag outlook: Citrus pest, labor shortage continue to worry farmers

By   /  Friday, January 4th, 2013  /  Agribusiness, Features, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Strawberries sweeten ag outlook: Citrus pest, labor shortage continue to worry farmers

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Latest

DeLorenzo leaves Dole for Itochu

By   /  Thursday, December 6th, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on DeLorenzo leaves Dole for Itochu

Dole Food Co. President and CEO David DeLorenzo is leaving the company to lead Itochu Corp., the Japanese firm that’s in the process of buying Dole’s packaged foods unit for $1.7 billion. In another step toward closing the Itochu deal by the end of the year, shareholders of the Westlake Village-based food company approved it Read More →

Latest

Farmers fret over worker deficit in the fields

By   /  Friday, November 23rd, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  2 Comments

An agricultural labor shortage across the Tri-Counties is leaving some farmers wringing their hands and wondering whether a portion of next year’s crops may be left in the ground. Agricultural officials and growers are reporting that for the 2012 harvest season, labor crews were 20 percent to 30 percent smaller than in years past, and Read More →