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Grower plans to close 6 recently unionized farms in Ventura, Oxnard
November 4, 2026 // SoCal Berry Growers notified the city of Oxnard that it plans to close six farms in Ventura and Oxnard in January. It will lay off 572 workers when the farms close. The farmworkers at SoCal Berry Growers recently voted to join the United Farm Workers union. Experts say strawberry farming in Ventura County has gotten much harder in recent years, and last year, the average grower lost money.