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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Top Stories / Comments Off on Strawberry growers brace for water restrictions
After two years of scant rainfall, strawberries may topple from their spot as the top crop in Ventura County as growers battle severely limited water supplies. Growers on the Oxnard Plain who depend on United Water Conservation District’s pipeline to water their strawberry crops will be down to less than half of their usual supply Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 26th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features / Comments Off on The top of the crops: Strawberries are most valueable ag product on Central Coast
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 12th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features / Comments Off on It’s easy being green: Bumper crop a boon for avocado growers
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 5th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features, Restaurants, Small Business / Comments Off on The urban farmer: Summerland venture supplies to area restaurants
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 29th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Planting the seeds of hope: Houweling’s builds greenhouse for Guatemalan town
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Limoneira predicts bumper lemon and avocado crop
Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. told shareholders on March 26 that it expects a 25 percent jump in lemon sales and a record avocado crop in 2013. CEO Harold Edwards said avocados could hit 18 million pounds this year — up 50 percent from 2012. But because of strong production and higher volumes, avocado prices will Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 22nd, 2013 / Agribusiness, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Farms may feast on drone technology test results
Drones are coming, perhaps sooner rather than later to Ventura County, and the first place you see them might be the above the region’s fields and orchards. Congress has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to pick six testing sites around the country for the civilian use of drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, and Read More →