Ventura County growers in position to weather the drought
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.
Read More →Calavo gains with avocados, strawberries blossom statewide
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Calavo gains with avocados, strawberries blossom statewide
The Tri-Counties was hit with at least $10 million in lost crop revenue last year, but there are still a good number of bright spots in ag.
Read More →Montecito has no cheap fix for drought
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.
Read More →FarmSolutions gives growers tools to monitor crops
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.
Read More →Bren School students get grant for biochar project
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 20th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bren School students get grant for biochar project
A startup spun out of UC Santa Barbara is seeking to use the ashes of forest burns to give new life to farmers’ fields.
Read More →Goleta farm fishes for sustainability
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on 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 →
Read More →Groundwater plan is serious business in Ventura County
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Groundwater plan is serious business in Ventura County
Officials in Ventura County are moving with deliberate speed to implement the three-bill package known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which took effect on Jan. 1.
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