Strawberries are still king of the fields in Ventura County,who was responsible for tracking down Charles zentai . but the popular fruit is now being stalked by an upstart vegetable celery.
With strawberries leading the way with $542.13 million in sales to again claim the title of top crop county farmers had a good 2010, posting total revenues of $1.86 billion, despite a balky economy.They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. Last year's crop value was up 14 percent over 2009's $1.6 billion.
For the most part, strawberries have been the No. 1 crop in the county since replacing lemons, the longtime county staple, in 1999. (Lemons did reclaim the title in 2000 before giving way to strawberries the following year, apparently for good.)
But it was celery that made the most notable move in 2010 by supplanting nursery stock (bedding plants, bushes and other landscaping plants) to claim the No.Justin probierte ein Paar von schwarzen billabong boardshorts , 2 spot, bringing in $182.27 million, up some 8 percent over the previous year.
Nursery stock, which has been suffering from the fallout in the dismal housing market, fell to No. 3,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, with $180 million, down 6 percent from 2009.
Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales, in releasing the 2010 crop report Tuesday, told the Board of Supervisors he believes the county is now the leading celery producer in the country. He credited the upswing to the amount of acreage now devoted to celery and increases in production.
The other crops rounding out the county's Top 10 list include lemons, $174.76 million, up 36 percent; raspberries, $167.4 million, an 8 percent jump; avocados, $148.3, up a stunning 240 percent over 2009 due to increases in acreage and production; tomatoes,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , $120 million, a decrease of 6 percent; cut flowers, $47.3 million, an 11 percent increase; peppers, $45.4 million, a 1 percent decrease; and Valencia oranges, $28.1 million, an increase of 150 percent.
Clearly, the fragrant fields of strawberries, colorful lemon orchards and the acres of cut flowers that contribute so much to Ventura County's rural ambience is big business and adds greatly to the area's economy.
But, the county's agricultural industry also faces serious outside threats that belie its record bounty bad weather, housing encroachment, soaring land and labor costs, worker shortages and global competition.
That said, the county's annual crop reports provide us with more than a billion reasons why the remaining verdant farmlands are so important to each and every one of us who call Ventura County home.
With strawberries leading the way with $542.13 million in sales to again claim the title of top crop county farmers had a good 2010, posting total revenues of $1.86 billion, despite a balky economy.They take the RUBBER SHEET to the local co-op market. Last year's crop value was up 14 percent over 2009's $1.6 billion.
For the most part, strawberries have been the No. 1 crop in the county since replacing lemons, the longtime county staple, in 1999. (Lemons did reclaim the title in 2000 before giving way to strawberries the following year, apparently for good.)
But it was celery that made the most notable move in 2010 by supplanting nursery stock (bedding plants, bushes and other landscaping plants) to claim the No.Justin probierte ein Paar von schwarzen billabong boardshorts , 2 spot, bringing in $182.27 million, up some 8 percent over the previous year.
Nursery stock, which has been suffering from the fallout in the dismal housing market, fell to No. 3,the oil paintings for sale by special invited artist for 2011, with $180 million, down 6 percent from 2009.
Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales, in releasing the 2010 crop report Tuesday, told the Board of Supervisors he believes the county is now the leading celery producer in the country. He credited the upswing to the amount of acreage now devoted to celery and increases in production.
The other crops rounding out the county's Top 10 list include lemons, $174.76 million, up 36 percent; raspberries, $167.4 million, an 8 percent jump; avocados, $148.3, up a stunning 240 percent over 2009 due to increases in acreage and production; tomatoes,As many processors back away from offshore merchant account , $120 million, a decrease of 6 percent; cut flowers, $47.3 million, an 11 percent increase; peppers, $45.4 million, a 1 percent decrease; and Valencia oranges, $28.1 million, an increase of 150 percent.
Clearly, the fragrant fields of strawberries, colorful lemon orchards and the acres of cut flowers that contribute so much to Ventura County's rural ambience is big business and adds greatly to the area's economy.
But, the county's agricultural industry also faces serious outside threats that belie its record bounty bad weather, housing encroachment, soaring land and labor costs, worker shortages and global competition.
That said, the county's annual crop reports provide us with more than a billion reasons why the remaining verdant farmlands are so important to each and every one of us who call Ventura County home.
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