Goleta farm fishes for sustainability
Along the oceanside bluffs just north of Goleta, one farm is producing 20 to 25 varieties of organic produce using a sustainable farming method that uses as little as 10 percent of the amount of water used in traditional agriculture. Working from two 10,000 square-foot greenhouses, Sustained Harvest Farms is a maze of commercial tubs Read More →
Limoneira earnings, lemon sales on the rise
Limoneira Co. reported third-quarter profits of $5.1 million, a jump from the $1.5 million the company earned during the second quarter as lemon sales surged. The Santa Paula-based lemon grower’s third-quarter earnings are equal to 45 cents per share, up from 41 cents per share for the third quarter of last year. Earnings per share Read More →
Limoneira earnings up in second quarter
After a first-quarter loss, Limoneira Co. bounced back with earnings of $1.5 million for the second quarter, the company said June 11. The Santa Paula-based agribusiness reported $16.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended April 30, $12.4 million of which came from lemon sales. That’s compared to $12.5 million in revenue for the same Read More →
Limoneira Q1 revenue up 73 percent
Despite a 73 percent jump in revenue, Santa Paula-based agribusiness Limoneira Company posted a $2.9 million loss during the first quarter of the year, it said March 12. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, revenue was $10.2 million, up from $5.9 million during the same period of the previous year, according to a news release. Read More →
