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By Staff Report / Monday, June 8th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria couple donates 450-acre avocado, lemon ranch to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
A Santa Maria couple has agreed to donate a 450-acre avocado and lemon ranch in southern San Luis Obispo County valued at $11.3 million to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Stuart “Stu” and Jan Bartleson and university officials made the announcement at a press conference held at Bartleson Ranch on Los Berros Road, three miles Read More →
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, June 5th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on California agriculture to lose $1 billion in 2015 due to drought
A study by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and researchers at UC Davis estimates that agriculture across the state may see as much as $1 billion lost in gross revenue through 2015 as the drought continues and groundwater supplies are further depleted. “The 2015 drought is not as severe as initially anticipated, but Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, April 10th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County growers in position to weather the drought
Ventura County Agriculture Commissioner Henry Gonzales told the Business Times that the county’s farm output will decline if the drought continues, but strawberries, the county’s No. 1 crop, would likely be the least affected because of their high return value.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 27th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Montecito has no cheap fix for drought
Mounting water deficits are forcing smaller communities in the Tri-Counties to take drastic action to cope with the state’s worst drought in decades.
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on FarmSolutions gives growers tools to monitor crops
With California in the midst of some of its driest months on record, the statewide drought is far from over, and one Westlake Village firm is looking to bring farmers some solutions.
