Ceres delays its IPO, slashes price
Thousand Oaks-based energy crop maker Ceres has drastically lowered expectations for its initial public offering and delayed it for a week, according to regulatory filings and investment banking sources. The company was set to raise as much as $132 million on the Nasdaq when shares hit the markets under the name CERE on Feb. 9. Read More →
Hot commodities: Greenhouse tomato growers eye competition
Houweling’s Tomatoes in Camarillo and Windset Farms in Santa Maria view Mexican farmers as their biggest competition.
Ceres set to sprout: Crop firm names date for $132M IPO
Ceres plans to go public on Feb. 9, raising as much as $132 million on the Nasdaq under the symbol CERE.
Wells Fargo warns growers of globalization risks
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A sunny breakthrough: Gaviota ranch tests solar pump that could change industry
Kitson Landscape Management is trying out a new solar pump that could be a game-changer for the agricultural industry.
Forecast: Farmers grappling with water, pest concerns
Tri-county farms boosted their bounty in 2010, but the agriculture industry is grappling with water, weather and pest problems as it enters 2012.
