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Ventura County
Ventura County has an area of 1,873 square miles that contain ten incorporated cities and a number of smaller, unincorporated communities.
Ventura County has a strong economic base supported by major industries that include agriculture, biotechnology and telecommunications. The county's fertile soil has made it 10th in agriculture production among California counties. It has an annual crop value in excess of $1 billion and more than 100,000 acres of crops harvested. The major crops in Ventura County are lemons, strawberries, oranges, avocados, vegetables, cut flowers and nursery stock.
Coastal Plain
Communities:
Camarillo: A city of about 60,000 named after Juan Camarillo who purchased this historic Rancho Calleguas in 1875.
Oxnard: Named for the family whose sugar beet refinery was, for a time, the county's largest agricultural operation. With a population of about 182,000, Oxnard is the county's largest city.
Ventura: Home to the Spanish mission that gave both the city and the county their names, Ventura, with about 102,000 residents, is the county seat.
Principal Crops in the Coastal Plain:
Lemons
Avocados
Oranges
Strawberries
Vegetables (misc.)
Cut Flowers
Important Agricultural Business in the Coastal Plain:
Farm Credit West
Mission Produce
Brokaw Nursery
Ag Rx
Oxnard Lemon Co.
Ventura Pacific Co.
Camarillo Feed Store
Aspen Ag Helicopters
F & F Brush Shredding
Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Saticoy Lemon Assoc.
Santa Clara Valley
Communities:
Santa Paula: First settled in 1873, and incorporated in 1902, Santa Paula is one of the oldest cities in the county. It was built on and grew from the success of the agricultural and oil industries. Nicknamed the Citrus Capital of the World, it remains the county's agricultural center.
Fillmore: A city of about 15,000 that serves as the gateway to the Sespe Wilderness and is home to packing houses for the lemon, orange and avocado operations around it.
Piru: A tiny farming community at the east end of the valley with a long history in agriculture.
Principal Crops in the Santa Clara Valley:
Lemons
Oranges
Avocados
Flower Seeds
Cilantro
Bell Peppers
Misc. Vegetables
Cattle
Cut Flowers
Nursery Stock
Important Agricultural Business in the Santa Clara Valley:
Ventura County Agriculture Commissioner's Office
Limoneira Co.
Twyford Plant Lab
Fruit Growers Supply
Fruit Growers Lab
Kimball Toppers
Calavo
Associates Insectary
Saticoy Foods
Fillmore Produce
Paramount Citrus
Pleasant Valley
Communities:
Moorpark: A city of about 33,000 surrounded by oak-studded hills of grazing land and the dark, rich soil of vegetable farms.
Somis: A small, rural community that is the farming center of the Pleasant Valley.
Principal Crops in the Pleasant Valley:
Misc. Vegetables
Cut Flowers
Nursery Stock
Lemons
Oranges
Avocados
Cattle
Horses
Important Agricultural Businesses in the Pleasant Valley:
Coast Frost Protection
Somis Pacific Agricultural Management
Ojai Valley
Communities:
Ojai: A tiny city of about 8,000, Ojai is the gateway to the Los Padres National Forest. It is surrounded by citrus and avocado orchards.
Principal Crops in the Ojai Valley:
Lemons
Oranges
Avocados
Horses
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