Calavo Growers reports highest quarterly net income in company history
Calavo Growers had its highest quarterly net income and gross profits ever, the company announced in a second quarter earnings report June 6, with earnings per diluted share of 56 cents. That beat the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research, which was for earnings of 50 cents per share. The Santa Paula-based Read More →
What’s in your olive oil?
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Strawberries No. 1 crop but prices, output vary
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Ventura’s Biodico gets $1.2 million grant farm electricity project
Ventura biofuel company Biodico received a $1.2 million grant from the California Energy Commission for its solar, wind and bioenergy project, “Zero Net Energy Farms.” Through the project, Biodico plans to generate enough electricity to power a farm onsite and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The grant was awarded through the CEC’s Electric Program Investment Charge Read More →
GMOs, drought strategies may be ripe for rethinking
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Plantel Nurseries automates, triples size of operation
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Ceres decreases second quarter losses
Ceres Inc. narrowed its losses but revenues were still low during the second quarter. The Thousand Oaks-based ag-biotech company said net losses decreased from $8.01 million in the second quarter of 2015 to $1 million in the second quarter of 2016, the company reported April 14. Losses also fell from $1.34 per share last year Read More →
