AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · activity timestamp 1 hr. ago ABC7: Ventura County strawberry grower closing 6 farms, laying off hundreds of farmworkershttps://abc7.com/videoClip/20016484/#VenturaCounty #Agriculture Read more Read less Translate Translate ABC7 Los Angeles Ventura County strawberry grower SoCal Berry Growers closing 6 farms, laying off hundreds of farmworkers When SoCal Berry Growers submitted the required paperwork to shut down several of their fields in Oxnard and the surrounding areas of Ventura County, it sent shock waves throughout the industry. #venturacounty #agriculture Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this post Block
jberry @jberry@m.ai6yr.org · activity timestamp 12 min. ago @ai6yr confused about this. Do they own the land or just lease and farm? I’ve always felt it’s bound to happen with all the farmland in Ventura county, at some point it’s more worth it financially to sell or developer rather grow produce. Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
Jim Hubbell @Dougfir@m.ai6yr.org · activity timestamp 52 min. ago @ai6yr I'm sure they can sell the land for $1,000,000 starter homes. Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
FreddyB Aviation Photography @cvvhrn@sfba.social · activity timestamp 1 hr. ago @ai6yr well if they are to be believed they lost 8.1 million or so last year but I want to-see executive compensation Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
AI6YR Ben @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · activity timestamp 1 hr. ago @cvvhrn The low cost labor has been deported, as well. Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
MsMerope @MsMerope@sfba.social · activity timestamp 58 min. ago @ai6yr @cvvhrn from what I read - rising costs of:dieselwaterfertilizerlabor...oh and the workers just formed a union..... 🤔 Read more Read less Translate Translate Reply Boost Quote Like More actions Copy link Flag this comment Block
@ai6yr confused about this. Do they own the land or just lease and farm? I’ve always felt it’s bound to happen with all the farmland in Ventura county, at some point it’s more worth it financially to sell or developer rather grow produce.