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By Dana Olsen / Friday, January 4th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Features, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Strawberries sweeten ag outlook: Citrus pest, labor shortage continue to worry farmers
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By Staff Report / 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 →
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By Dana Olsen / 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 →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 2nd, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria firm sued over role in listeria outbreak
A Santa Maria company’s subcontractor was the last firm to sign off on the food-safety practices at a farm that produced listeria-laced cantaloupe that led to dozens of deaths throughout the country, several lawsuits allege. PrimusLabs is a third-party food auditor that’s hired by growers to inspect whether their facilities, equipment and practices meet industry Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Growers head to court in salad smackdown
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law & Goverment, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on USDA to offer settlements to farmers who faced lending bias
In an effort to “correct the wrongs of the past,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture has instituted a retroactive claims process for Hispanic and female farmers and ranchers who allege there were denied loans from the agency for discriminatory reasons. Some of the potentially affected claimants are farmers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 12th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Features / Comments Off on You say tomato: Greenhouse growers seek industry standards
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