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March 3, 2026

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Steven Fenaroli

Guest Column | Restored Funding Needed for Rural Crime PreventionĀ 

Farming is often thought of as a way of life and not just a job. Many California farm families have been living this life...
Miss Salinas Valley Fair

Miss Salinas Valley Fair competition opens for 2026 applicants

KING CITY — Salinas Valley Fair is now accepting applications for the 2026 Miss Salinas Valley Fair Competition, offering young women the chance to...
Salinas Valley lettuce field

Lettuce virus showing signs of return in Salinas Valley

SALINAS VALLEY — After two years of lower levels of impatiens necrotic spot virus in the Salinas Valley, researchers have recorded a higher number...
Farm Day presenter

South County Farm Day 2026 brings agriculture to life for students

KING CITY — Hundreds of South Monterey County third graders took part in the 2026 South County Farm Day on Jan. 22 at the...
Pacific Valley Bank

Taylor Farms takes 16.3% stake in Pacific Valley Bank

SALINAS VALLEY — Pacific Valley Bank has announced that Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of the Taylor Farms operating companies, has acquired a 16.3%...

California Food Policy Council gathers in Salinas to chart a resilient,...

SALINAS VALLEY — More than 75 food leaders, farmers, advocates and policymakers from across California gathered in November for Growing the Future Together, the...
Tonya Antle award

Antle receives 2025 Distinguished Trustee Award from Community Foundation for Monterey...

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) Board of Directors presented the Distinguished Trustee Award to Tonya Antle during the annual Celebration of...
Water Salinas Valley

New well registration program aims to protect Salinas Valley groundwater

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA)Ā have launched a new well registration program to...
Agricultural workers harvest greens

Monterey County agriculture pumps more than $11B into local economy, study...

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County agriculture pumped more than $11 billion into the local economy in 2023 and supported 81,315 jobs, according to a...
Mushroom compost

Mushroom compost supports Salinas Valley farmers

SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey Mushrooms, a mushroom grower based in Morgan Hill, has announced the release of its Certified Organic Spent Mushroom Compost (COSMC)...
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