Agricultural History

GET ALL PREPPED AND READY FOR FARM DAY BY READING UP ON SOME HISTORY ABOUT FARMING IN VENTURA COUNTY!

The Oxnard Plains – A Brief History

Few people know how the City of Oxnard got its name. Oxnard’s founder, Henry T. Oxnard, intended to name the city after a Greek word for...

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Ventura County Agriculture – History and Growth since 1782

John Krist, CEO of the Farm Bureau of Ventura County, speaks with George Alger about the early history and growth of agriculture in the County....

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