Underperforming stock price prompts Dole to put asset sales on menu
By staff and wire reports on May 18, 2012 A strategic review going on at Dole Food Co. could lead to a major overhaul and asset sales at the one of the biggest companies headquartered in the Westlake Village-Thousand Oaks corporate corridor. Amid disappointing results, Dole shares have struggled to get to double-digits, a thorn Read More →
Pick of the pixies: Small tangerines are Ojai’s signature fruit
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Wasp warfare: Fighting pests with parasites
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The battle begins: Growers gear up to fight citrus disease
Farmers all over the Tri-Counties are on high alert after a disease that could be devastating to the state’s citrus industry was discovered in L.A. County.
Calavo plans $200M capital raise to prep for acquisitions
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Strawberries in a jam: Santa Maria grower tests mulch method
A Santa Maria farmer is leading the charge on growing strawberries in substances other than soil.
Calavo to raise up to $200M
Avocado marketer Calavo Growers said April 6 that it plans to raise up to $200 million in fresh capital by offering a mix of common stock and warrants for sale. The Santa Paula-based company said in regulatory filings that it would offer a combination of shares of common stock and warrants to raise the funds. Read More →
