District 4 Dairy Princess and alternates crowned
CENTRAL COAST ā Ellie Dyt knows a lot more about the California dairy industry than most 17-year-old high schoolers.
Dyt was raised on a dairy farm her whole life in the small town of Crows Landing, home to thousands of dairy cows, gaining first-hand experience...
Monterey County agriculture sets off ripples through local economy, report shows
MONTEREY COUNTY ā The role of agriculture and the resulting monetary ripples through the economy was the subject of a recent analysis conducted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office.
Titled āEconomic Contributions of Monterey County Agriculture,ā the report was published in June 2020 based...
Valley awards honor King City High School Agriculture Department and FFA
KING CITY ā King City High School Agriculture Department and FFA were recognized with the 2022 Education Award last Saturday at the 16th Annual Valley of the World Awards, presented by the National Steinbeck Center.
The school is home to a state-ranking ag program,...
Beltran named 2025 Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation Scholarship winner
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair Heritage Foundation has announced Valeria Beltran, a junior at Gonzales High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Heritage Foundation Scholarship.
As this yearās winner, Beltran will raise the official Heritage Animal, a hog she has named āZero,ā and...
Lofgren visits Salinas Valley, receives nod from Panetta and Rivas
SALINAS ā As the decennial redistricting process wrapped up last month, the concern from The Worldās Salad Bowl started to mount. Local politicians, regional business giants and other community leaders asked how a plan to pair the international agricultural hub with the Silicon Valley...
Salinas Valley Fair unveils renovated Expo Building
KING CITY ā Salinas Valley Fair has announced the completion of the extensive renovation of the Expo Building, marking a new chapter in its storied history.
The 12,000-square-foot, multipurpose facility underwent upgrades in 2022 and 2023, transforming it into a venue for a wide array...
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 with virtual format
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 for its eighth annual event, recognizing the increasingly international scope of the produce industry, with a number of presenters from Latin America and a diversity of experience and expertise from California.
There is...
Monterey County supervisors to honor original Bracero workers
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Chris Lopez will be conducting a special honoring of living Bracero workers who reside in Monterey County at the Sept. 12 Board of Supervisors meeting in Salinas as part of the first-ever āBracero History Recognition...
Rural California leaders meet in Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) Board Chair and Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez hosted the May 2024 RCRC Board of Directors meeting in Monterey County.
The two-day event featured the RCRC Board of Directors meeting at the Monterey County Government Building...
Women in agtech: Martha Montoya
Editorās Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wuās upcoming book, āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,ā which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Martha Montoya never imagined that her...