Agriculture continues to be a leading industry in Santa Barbara County with a gross productionvalue of over $509 millon for 1994 (Santa Barbara County Agricultural Production Report). The Santa Maria Valley is the most active and productive agricultural region in Santa Barbara County, generating more than half of all the County's agricultural revenues. The regions intensive irrigated croplands produce the bulk of the County's strawberries and fresh vegetables, in addition to a significant amount of dry farming and cattle gazing. Although between 1,500 and 2,000 productive land is currently planned for urbanization, strawberry production has continued to expand its acreage, often on land unsuitable for other crops.
QUICK FACTS:
Agriculture is predominantly non-irrigated livestock gazing
Cultivated agriculture (primarily strawberries and other row crops occupy most of the remaining land in production.
Most of Santa Barbara County is native pasture and woodlands. Much of this area is used for livestock grazing, but the area also serves as watershed to provide water for downstream people, plant and animal communities. Rangeland also provides wildlife habitat and important recreational uses.
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