Our view: Amazon’s bold bet will challenge tri-county farmers
It’s not immediately clear how disruptive the merger of Amazon and Whole Foods will be to the global food supply chain. So far, the e-commerce giant has wreaked havoc in asymmetric directions. It disrupted the chain store concept for book sales but strengthened local vendors and sparked a surge of interest in book buying. It Read More →
Read More →Diablo Canyon desalination study in state legislative pipeline
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Read More →Grant opens spigot on Oxnard Plain groundwater market
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Read More →Food Share president Bonnie Atmore steps down
Food Share President and CEO Bonnie Atmore announced June 14 that she is stepping down to lead the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust she founded with her husband, Richard. In her nine-year tenure with Food Share, the Oxnard-based food distribution nonprofit grew to serve more than 200 locations and 74,500 people per month. Food Share Read More →
Read More →USDA grant will establish water market on Oxnard Plain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.9 million to a pilot project establishing a centralized water market on the Oxnard Plain, it was announced June 13. The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency approved the plan in November, created through a partnership between California Lutheran University faculty members Matthew Fienup and Edgar Terry. Terry is Read More →
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