Funding farming’s future: USDA tags Tri-Counties for program
A $10 billion federal fund from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could provide much-needed assistance for developing water systems and other infrastructure in the Tri-Counties, where the region’s agriculture industry has suffered tremendous losses from the drought. The USDA has designated Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties as “drought disaster counties” as Read More →
Read More →SBA responds to statewide drought with disaster loans
In response to economic losses caused by the statewide drought, certain small businesses across California, including in the Tri-Counties, are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced on Jan. 21. Small, non-farm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit Read More →
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A tough nut to crack: Cuyama Valley growers are lone pistachio farmers in SoCal
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Read More →Wells Fargo warns growers of globalization risks
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Read More →Farmers fight for fumigant
The Tri-Counties are poised to be the front lines in the fight over a controversial soil fumigant.
Read More →Seeing red: Raspberries move up on crop list
Ventura County farmers have been planting raspberries in dramatically rising numbers.
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