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==Economy== In 2019, the county faced a weak economic outlook due to the declining housing affordability and lack of job growth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/09/13/ventura-county-population-decrease-where-people-moving/2169024001/|title=Ventura County lost 35,000 residents between 2013-2017. Here's a look at where they went|last=Rode|first=Erin|date=September 13, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2019/10/23/ventura-county-housing-crisis-city-officials-talk-problems-solutions/4004681002/|title=How will cities address Ventura County's housing problem?|last=Rode|first=Erin|date=October 23, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/01/17/current-and-former-ventura-county-residents-discuss-regions-economy/4469967002/|title=Panel of current and former Ventura County residents discuss region's economic future|last=Rode|first=Erin|date=January 17, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Biasotti |first=Tony |date=February 17, 2023 |title=California Lutheran University study aims to dispel myths about undocumented immigrants |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/education/2023/02/17/california-lutheran-university-study-myths-united-states-undocumented-immigrants/69877897007/ |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref> === Agriculture === [[Lemon]]s are the number two crop in the county according to the 2018 crop and livestock report. The economic value of lemons is more than $244 million a year, [[Valencia orange]]s are nearly $20 million a year, and [[Mandarin orange|mandarin]]s/[[tangelo]]s are more than $17 million a year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2019/09/27/new-lab-looks-to-cure-citrus-disease-feared-by-local-growers/3778857002/|title=New lab looks to cure Huanglongbing disease carried by citrus psyllid|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=August 16, 2020|title=Strawberries fall in value, still king of Ventura County crops as newcomer hemp climbs onto list|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/08/16/strawberries-remain-top-crop-hemp-production-increases-ventura-county/3358003001/|access-date=August 17, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The county became a major producer in the state for [[Hemp in the United States|hemp]] after it was [[Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|removed from a list of controlled substances]] along with other provisions of the [[Hemp Farming Act of 2018]]. These provisions were included in the [[2018 Farm Bill]] which made hemp legal for agricultural uses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/09/18/cbd-oil-hemp-crop-ventura-county-predicted-to-bring-100-million-payoff/2237319001/|title=CBD oil price likely factor in $100 million payoff predicted for Ventura County hemp crop|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> The agricultural commissioner enforces state rules regarding testing of the plants, varieties that can be grown and registration of acreage. By October 2019, close to {{convert|4,100|acres}} for cultivation and seed breeding have been registered in the county.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/10/07/hemp-ban-camarillo-could-join-growing-number-cities-banning-cultivation/3870968002/|title=Hemp ban: Camarillo could join growing number of cities barring cultivation|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=October 8, 2019}}</ref> The annual crop report had 3,470 harvestable acres for 2019 with an estimated gross value $35.5 million.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=August 12, 2021|title=Value of Ventura County's farm industry stays flat amid pandemic; hemp falls from list|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/08/12/ventura-countys-farm-industrys-value-flat-amid-pandemic-hemp-falls-from-list/5505793001/|access-date=August 15, 2021|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref> Several cities within the county are banning or have a moratorium on the planting, harvesting, drying, processing and manufacture of hemp products.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.toacorn.com/articles/thousand-oaks-proposes-moratorium-on-hemp-industry/|title=Thousand Oaks proposes moratorium on hemp industry|last=Jorrey|first=Kyle|date=September 24, 2019|work=Thousand Oaks Acorn|access-date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> These city councils were reacting to complaints about the smell.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/17/hemp-moorpark-ventura-county-california/4180963002/|title=Hemp issue to be aired at Moorpark meeting of Ventura County supervisors|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=November 17, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=November 18, 2019}}</ref> With some fields in unincorporated area being near residences, homeowners also brought their concerns to the county board of supervisors.<ref name="VCS 2019/11/06 Nyeland Acres">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/06/nyeland-acres-marijuana-sales-eyed-ventura-county-pot-ban/4144391002/|title=Ban on pot firms persists for unincorporated areas but perhaps not Nyeland Acres|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=November 7, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> The acreage available for planting was reduced when a buffer zone was established around schools and residential communities in 2020.<ref name="VCS 2020/01/15">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/01/15/ventura-county-board-farmers-hemp-plant-resident-ban/4438517002/|title=Half-mile buffers OK'd for schools, neighborhoods as board tightens rules on hemp|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|date=January 15, 2020|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> ===Cannabis=== {{further|Cannabis in California}} State law says local governments may not prohibit adults from growing, using or transporting marijuana for personal use but they can prohibit companies from growing, testing, and selling cannabis within their jurisdiction by licensing none or only some of these activities. The state allows deliveries without local agency licensing at the point of delivery.<ref name="VCS 2019/01/02">{{Cite news|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/01/02/so-far-so-good-legal-marijuana-pot-cannabis-ventura-county/2406687002/|title=So far, so good for legal marijuana sales in Ventura County|last=Martinez|first=Christian|date=January 2, 2019|newspaper=[[Ventura County Star]]|language=en|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> Under the legalization of the sale and distribution of cannabis in California, Ventura County voters approved Measure O in 2020, which sets up taxes on marijuana cultivation, as well as limits on the amounts of growing.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Orozco|first=Lance|date=November 4, 2020|title=Marijuana-Related Tax Proposals Approved By South Coast Voters|url=https://www.kclu.org/post/marijuana-related-tax-proposals-approved-south-coast-voters|access-date=November 5, 2020|work=KCLU News|language=en}}</ref> Allowing retail sales to the general public in the unincorporated areas was not approved as part of the referendum although sales are allowed within the cities of Port Hueneme and Ojai.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Schroyer|first=John|date=November 6, 2020|title=California cities, counties approve pro-cannabis measures|url=https://mjbizdaily.com/california-cities-counties-approve-pro-cannabis-measures/|access-date=November 22, 2020|work=Marijuana Business Daily|language=en-US}}</ref> It restricted operations to the inside of existing greenhouses with only {{convert|500| acres}} of commercial cannabis allowed within the county, though an additional {{convert|100|acres}} is available for nursery cultivation.<ref name="VCS 2021/08/14">{{Cite news|date=August 14, 2021|title=Houweling Nurseries sheds light on closure of longtime tomato growing operation|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2021/08/14/houweling-sheds-light-closure-longtime-tomato-growing-operation-equilibrium-lease/8097104002/|last=Varela|first=Brian J.|access-date=August 18, 2021|newspaper=Ventura County Star}}</ref> A {{convert|5.5|e6sqft|e6m2|adj=mid|abbr=off}} greenhouse facility, on which construction had begun in 1996 to grow tomatoes and other produce, began preparing to grow cannabis in 2021 under the rules put in place by Measure O.{{r|VCS 2021/08/14}}<ref name="PCBT 2021-08-04">{{Cite news|last=Mercado|first=Jorge|date=August 4, 2021|title=Houweling's Tomatoes will become state's biggest cannabis greenhouse|url=https://www.pacbiztimes.com/2021/08/04/houwelings-tomatoes-will-become-states-biggest-cannabis-greenhouse/|access-date=August 5, 2021|work=Pacific Coast Business Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="VCS 2020/10/03">{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Kathleen|title=Camarillo business drives funding of cannabis initiative, stands to benefit|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/10/03/camarillo-california-ventura-county-cannabis-pot-weed-measure-o-election-2020/3523687001/|access-date=August 5, 2021|newspaper=Ventura County Star|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Lester |date=April 29, 2023 |title=California's largest cannabis farm is run by a former cop |url=https://www.sfgate.com/cannabis/article/largest-california-cannabis-farm-glass-house-17924258.php |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref> ===Technology=== [[Amgen]], the Thousand Oaks-based biotechnology giant, is the biggest [[publicly-traded company]] in Ventura County by [[market capitalization]]. [[The Trade Desk]], the Ventura-based industry leader in advertising on [[Streaming media|streaming services]], is second.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Biasotti |first=Tony |date=February 15, 2023 |title=Ventura's Trade Desk bucks industry trend, sees hefty profits from ads in streaming TV |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2023/02/15/venturas-trade-desk-bucks-industry-trend-reports-steep-profit-growth/69907294007/ |access-date=February 17, 2023 |newspaper=Ventura County Star |language=en-US}}</ref>
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