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By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, January 3rd, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Strawberries top tri-county farming forecast in 2014
Strawberries remain the largest piece of the pie in the Tri-Counties’ multibillion-dollar agriculture industry, but there will be slightly less acreage in the New Year.
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on USDA creates emergency response framework to fight citrus disease
The framework will allow the USDA and its partners to coordinate resources, share information and develop strategies to combat a serious bacterial disease affecting citrus crops locally and in other states.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 13th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Rivals team up on Paso Robles water as lawsuit threat looms
An agreement reached by two of the groups jockeying to shape the future of a water district in Paso Robles wine country won’t stop two lawsuits that could lead to years in court and millions of dollars in legal fees to sort out the water basin’s woes.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, December 5th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Paso groups agree on water plan
With potentially expensive lawsuits looming in the background, two of the groups jockeying to shape the future of a water district in Paso Robles wine country have put aside their differences in hopes of avoiding years in court and millions of dollars in legal fees.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Dry spell: Ventura County struggles to refill from Santa Clara River
Farms, industries and municipalities in Ventura County could see a severe reduction in the amount of water they receive from the Santa Clara River watershed and sharply higher prices if a pair of environmental challenges are successful, a top groundwater manager said Nov. 16.
Tony Morgan, groundwater department manager for the United Water Conservation District, said at a symposium in Santa Paula that the district is unlikely to be able to supply anywhere near the water this year that it has in the past because of prolonged dry weather.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 15th, 2013 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County leaders call for immigration reform
Business and agriculture leaders speaking at a Nov. 8 economic forecast hosted by the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting put forth a vocal call for immigration reform amid a deepening farm-labor shortage.
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Latest news / Comments Off on McGraths honored at conservation awards
Ventura County’s McGrath family took home top honors at the fourth annual Resource Conservation District awards, in a program that was bittersweet for one of the region’s top farming families. Phil McGrath, a farmer who embraced organics and the farm-to-table movement when others still focused on conventionally-grown crops and global markets, was the winner of Read More →