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  California Rice Commission - National & Global Impact
The bulk of the California crop is grown in the Sacramento Valley where abundant water from nearby snow capped mountains and several rivers, as well as ideal soil and growing conditions combine to make rice the dominant crop in the region.
California is the second most important rice state in the United States producing about 20 percent of the nation's crop in a typical year.
California is the number-two rice state in the United States and the sole producer of high quality medium grain japonica rice favored by many consumers.
www.calrice.org /c3a_economic_impact.htm   (1284 words)

  
  Industry, California -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Industry (or City of Industry) is a city located in (Click link for more info and facts about Los Angeles County, California) Los Angeles County, California.
The reason the city was incorporated was to prevent surrounding cities from annexing industrial land for tax revenue.
Industry is located at 34°0'57" North, 117°57'3" West (34.015778, -117.950804).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/industry,_california.htm   (509 words)

  
 WINE BUSINESS MONTHLY
California produces approximately 99% of the US Raisin supply and this past year California produced a record crop, over 432,000 tons of raisins, from the more than 280,000 acres of raisin vineyards in California.
California raisins are primarily made from the Thompson Seedless grape, a versatile industry workhorse also used for table grapes, concentrate, and wine.
California's grape industries are marvels of efficient production, utilizing the best of modern technology and irrigation techniques to produce enormous quantities of grapes, for all uses.
www.winebusiness.com /html/MonthlyArticle.cfm?Aid=41404&issueId=41387   (2391 words)

  
 Industry, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Industry (or City of Industry) is a city located in Los Angeles County, California.
The Homestead Museum is located in the City of Industry.
Also in Industry is Vineland Drive-In, the only operating drive-in theater in Los Angeles and Orange County.
montereypark.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Industry,_California   (507 words)

  
 California Dairy Industry Press Room
The study identifies California's 2,100 dairies as the nucleus of a vast and growing industry comprising dairy farms and their suppliers, dairy processors and manufacturers, dairy products wholesalers and retailers, and foodservice suppliers.
Established in 1969, the CMAB is headquartered in Modesto, California, and is one of the largest commodity boards in the United States.
California is one of the country's leading cheese producers.
californiadairypressroom.com /CADNews-economicimpact.html   (777 words)

  
 Petroleum Industry Profile
California is a driver's state its vast spaces require vehicular transportation and this transportation consumes billions of barrels of petroleum yearly.
California is only able to produce half of the crude oil that it consumes the other half has to be imported.
California's overall energy consumption is dominated by the transportation sector.
www.energy.ca.gov /pier/iaw/industry/petro.html   (1038 words)

  
 California Seed Association - California Seed Industry
California is known throughout the world as a premier location for crop breeding, variety development and seed production, particularly of horticultural crops and agronomic crops other than soybeans.
California’s seed industry is a major provider of specialty seed products, and the industry has evolved to fill an important niche in the global seed industry.
California is an ideal location for seed production due to its favorable climate and sophisticated infrastructure for growing, harvesting, processing and marketing high quality seeds.
www.calseed.org /industry.html   (138 words)

  
 Film industry (from California) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The industry for which California has been most popularly known is that of movies and television, centred in and around Hollywood.
Its terrain, occupying the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, consists of rugged granitic mountains, the Sierra de Juárez and the Sierra San Pedro Mártir.
The state is bounded on the north by Oregon, on the east by Nevada and Arizona, on the south by the Mexican state of Baja (“Lower”) California, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-79258   (893 words)

  
 Growing Olives, Curing Olives and Olive Heritage from the California Olive Industry
Today, the California Olive Industry consists of two canneries which process the 86,000 to 160,000 tons of olives produced by approximately 35,000 acres growing in the warm inland valleys of the state.
California has four main varieties — Mission, originally cultivated by the Franciscan missions; Manzanillo, which represents most of the acreage; Sevillano and Ascolano, which produce the larger sizes.
California Ripe Olives are packed in a light brine solution, not only to bring out the flavor of the fruit, but also to protect them in transportation.
www.calolive.org /homecooks/facts.html   (910 words)

  
 California's Fishing Industry Fact Sheet
California's fishing industry ranks among the top five seafood producing states in the U.S. California fishermen delivered more than 461 million pounds of high quality seafood to market in 1996.
From San Diego in southern California to Crescent City in the north, the fishing industry represents an important source of jobs, from fishermen to fish handlers to allied industries such as boat builders and gear suppliers.
California fishermen use a variety of harvesting methods to deliver this catch, following regulations enacted by the Legislature, the California Department of Fish and Game and Fish and Game Commission, and for fisheries operating in federal waters, the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
ca-seafood.ucdavis.edu /facts/industry.htm   (457 words)

  
 University of California - UC and the Economy - Supporting Industry Clusters - For more than a century, the University ...
California’s economy is now the fifth largest in the world, with a 2002 Gross State Product of $1.3 trillion – one-eight of the total U.S. economic output.
Although California’s economy is diverse, it is driven by knowledge-intensive industries – many of which were invented by UC innovations or grown by UC faculty and alumni.
Six industry clusters in particular are critical to the current performance and future vigor of California’s economy – biosciences (pharmaceutical firms, medial laboratory research and biomedical instrument manufacturing), computers and semiconductors, information technology, telecommunications (communication services and equipment manufacturing), aerospace, and agriculture.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu /economy/clusters.html   (412 words)

  
 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND THE MARKETING OF CALIFORNIA AVOCADOS
The California avocado industry is a mature industry and a study of this industry might help newer avocado industries make their choices as they grow and mature.
The California avocado industry of 1995 is a result of growth that took place in the in 1970's and 1980's.
Indeed, the growth of the industry in the 1980's was due to, in part, the potential for land inflation.
www.avocadosource.com /WAC3/WAC3_p445.htm   (1562 words)

  
 Computer & Electonics Industry Profile
With 23,000 facilities, California houses 34 percent of the Hi-Tech companies in the U.S. The Silicon Valley, located between San Francisco and San Jose, has the highest concentration of Hi-Tech companies in California and is commonly referred to as the Hi-Tech capital of the world.
An indicator of the importance of this industry for the future is found in statistics about venture capital: In 1998, 41 percent of the nation's venture capital went into California hi-tech industries.
The Hi-Tech industry is an essential part of California, and its presence is vital since the demand for Hi-Tech goods is rapidly rising.
www.energy.ca.gov /pier/iaw/industry/comp.html   (540 words)

  
 State Nuclear Industry - California
Permanently Shutdown Commercial Reactors: The following California commercial nuclear plants are in various stages of decommissioning: GE VBWR (shut down on December 9, 1963), Humboldt Bay 3 (shut down on July 2, 1976), Rancho Seco (shut down on June 7, 1989), and the number 1 reactor at San Onofre (shut down on November 11, 1992).
The University of California (Davis) licensed a TRIGA reactor (power level 2,300 kilowatts) on August 13, 1998, and the University of California (Irvine) licensed a TRIGA Mark I reactor (power level 250 kilowatts on November 24, 1969.
Nuclear Generation in California in 2005 was 36,155 billion kwh.
www.eia.doe.gov /cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statesca.html   (665 words)

  
 Sugarbeet Industry in California
A large portion of the crop in Northern California is planted in the winter and spring months and harvested in the fall.
Fields in Northern California that are planted to achieve mm of their root growth before winter but are overwintered for spring harvest will bolt as the spring season progresses.
The tax was increased in 1994, raising the industry's contribution to the treasury from this source to approximately $30 million per year.
sugarbeet.ucdavis.edu /sugar_industry.html   (3717 words)

  
 California Travel News - News for California Travel Industry
In California, the largest convention center is in Anaheim, across the street from Disneyland.
California Conference on Tourism - held June 16 - 18, 2008 in Palm Desert at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa, invites industry specialists to learn about the trends in California travel.
California Travel Industry statistics show a 7.4 percent increase in travel to the Golden State, yielding $82.5 billion, the greatest increase since 2000.
www.californiatravelnews.com   (811 words)

  
 Home Mortgage City of Industry California Real Estate
California is recognized for its diverse landscape and great attractions.
City of Industry is located in Los Angeles County and is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach, California metropolitan area.
City of Industry is known for consumer goods, dairy products, plastic products, carpeting, fabricated metal prods., lumber, chemicals, industrial equip., food, ground minerals, leather prods., resins, rubber prods., paper products, motors, printing, etc. Availing a Home Mortgage City of Industry California Real Estate loan is no more a time-consuming, cumbersome process with us.
www.cahomesmortgages.com /home_mortgage_city_of_industry_california_real_estate.htm   (649 words)

  
 CALIFORNIA SARDINE
The industry with its substantial interest, brought scientists to testify that the change in the sardine population was due to natural changes in ocean temperature and not to over fishing.
However the influential sardine industry lobby, with the support of the US Department of Fisheries, was able to present scientists to testify that the fluctuations in population were the result of natural phenomenon and not the result of any human impact.
With a decline in the population of the California sardine came an increase in the population of its primary competitor the anchovy.
www.american.edu /TED/sardine.htm   (3338 words)

  
 California Pistachio Commission - Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The California Pistachio Commission was established in 1981 to provide support to its grower-members through marketing, public relations, government relations and the funding of production research.
To request a copy of the industry annual report or newsletter, please complete an order form and send it to the Commission, or click here to download an electronic copy of the current newsletter.
If you are a California grower, processor, pest control advisor, farm advisor, researcher, farm manager or similar, Click Here to obtain a password to access this section.
www.pistachios.org /Industry   (1426 words)

  
 CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Once the top cattle feeding state in the nation, California’s feedlots have declined in number over the last several decades due to overregulation and the exodus of beef processing facilities from the state.
The state’s beef cattle industry is dominated by five to ten breeds which best fit California’s climatic and forage conditions.
Most cattle produced in California are crossbred to combine desirable traits from two or more breeds.
www.calcattlemen.org /aboutus/californiabeefindustry.html   (967 words)

  
 Work Force Survey Results - CA Needs
California is not only the generative force for the industry but is also home to three of the four largest biotechnology companies and 40-55% of the nation’s total biotechnology presence, depending upon whether you measure the number of companies, revenues, or the number of employees.
California is an extraordinarily competitive, innovative and entrepreneurial state and it can assume a dominant position in the application of these over-arching technologies of the 21st century, but such a position cannot be guaranteed.
California needs to make a greater investment in biotechnology workforce preparation if it is to capitalize on its significant R and D investment and if the promise of this industry is to penetrate to the working men and women of California.
www.csuchico.edu /csuperb/WkFcSurvResults_CA_Needs.html   (3986 words)

  
 Industry California Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Industry, California Facts, Information, ...
The population of Industry is approximately 631 (1990).
The distance from Industry to Washington DC is 2410 miles.
Industry is positioned 34.01 degrees north of the equator and 117.92 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /cacountyindustry.htm   (415 words)

  
 Smaller yet stronger California cotton industry ahead
Although California cotton acreage has fallen quicker than most expected, the industry may be stronger for it as California becomes a more specialized, even higher value cotton producing state, Williams told growers and Pest Control Advisers at the recent Cotton Technology Seminar sponsored by Bayer CropScience.
California’s cotton future is enveloped in Pima and it is bright for the ELS cotton.
California Pima’s future is brightened with the development of a new, faster roller gin stand by the USDA Cotton Ginning Lab in Mesilla Park, N.M., that is being tested now at a gin in Eastern Arizona.
westernfarmpress.com /news/3-10-06-smaller-stronger-cotton-industry   (1107 words)

  
 Workers’ Compensation Insurance
California workers’ compensation direct written premium peaked at nearly $9 billion in 1993, the same year the legislature enacted a major overhaul of the system.
The industry recent problems in the reinsurance market caused by the events of September 11 have significantly affected the cost and availability of catastrophe reinsurance and, correspondingly, have a significant effect on the cost of workers' compensation insurance.
Assess the problems that the insurance industry is currently faced with and their impact on timeliness of payments to injured workers.
www.dir.ca.gov /chswc/StateInsuranceIndustry2002/Stateinsuranceindustry042002.html   (6726 words)

  
 Western States Petroleum Association - Issues and Publications - California Petroleum Industry Overview
In California, the petroleum industry is one of the largest economic entities in the state and industry operations can be found in nearly every city and county.
California refineries are best known for their production of cleaner-burning gasoline, which meets the most stringent emission reduction criteria in the U.S. The 1996 introduction of cleaner-burning gasoline is recognized as the biggest environmental program the state has undertaken in the last two decades, responsible for 25% of the state's clean air plan.
The industry works to maintain the highest environmental, health and safety standards in its operations, employing hundreds of professionals specializing in these areas.
www.wspa.org /issues/iff_cpio.htm   (968 words)

  
 California Hospitality Industry Revenue -   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The California lodging and tourism industry employs nearly 900,000 Californians and generates approximately $3.2 billion annually in state tax revenue...
hospitality industry and we would like to take this opportunity to provide an overview of the state's key markets during the current challenging operating environment.
California food and wine, restaurant recipes, seasonal chef menus, wine reviews, culinary events, and food facts, for hospitality and the foodservice industry...
revenue.fmqg.com /index.php?k=California-Hospitality-Industry-Revenue   (1098 words)

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