Editing Ventura County, California (section)

=== 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>