Guest Column | As Supplies Thin, Price of Recycled Water Could Go UpĀ
As we all manage the implementation of our groundwater management sustainability plans in the next 15 years, there will be some hard choices that communities will need to make. Most of these will include financing various water supply solutions, such as resource projects, land...
Salinas Valley Fair once again brings thrills to King City
KING CITY ā The 78th annual Salinas Valley Fair returned after two years of Covid-19 pandemic closures with crowds packing the fairgrounds in King City, living up to the theme of āBack in the Saddle.ā
While total attendance numbers werenāt available yet, the four days...
Ag Commissionerās Office hosts PPE distribution in King City
KING CITY ā Dozens of vehicles lined up to receive supplies during a PPE distribution event on Feb. 3, hosted by the Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerās Office in King City.
More than 60 agricultural companies, including growers, pest control businesses and farm labor contractors,...
New agricultural center breaks ground
The Rancho Cielo Youth Campus was the site of a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ted Taylor Agricultural Center on April 8.
Guest Column | Protecting Migrant Education Is a Moral Imperative for Americaās Farmworker Children
At the heart of Californiaās $59 billion agricultural industry are the hardworking migrant farmworkers who harvest the food that feeds our nation. Their labor sustains our economy, but their children, who face extraordinary educational barriers due to the migratory nature of their parentsā work,...
Monterey International Wine Competition announces awards
KING CITY ā The 2022 Monterey International Wine Competition wrapped up March 12 at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
Eighteen judges representing all aspects of the wine industry swirled and sipped through 743 entries, resulting in the selection of 58 Platinum Award winners,...
Salinas Valley farmers seek rebound after floods, virus hit lettuce crops
SALINAS VALLEY ā Things were challenging enough for lettuce growers in Monterey Countyās Salinas Valley before Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch in this yearās storms.
Farmers in 2022 had suffered an estimated $150 million in crop losses as impatiens necrotic spot virus ā a...
Taylor Farms plans to rebuild Salinas facility after 4-alarm fire
SALINAS ā Multiple agencies from across Monterey County responded to a four-alarm fire that severely damaged Taylor Farmsā food production facility in Salinas last Wednesday.
The 225,000-square-foot building, located in the 1200 block of Abbott Street, had been closed for the winter but was in...
Salinas Valley Fair returns with modified livestock show, entertainment
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Fair 2021 took place with an altered format due to Covid-19 pandemic health guidelines, but it was the first time since 2019 that fair-goers were able to show animals or pick up carnival food in person.
This yearās animal judging...
Monterey County Board of Supervisors to mark 50th anniversary of āEl Cortitoā ban
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County Board of Supervisors will host a special ceremony on Tuesday, June 10, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a landmark legal case that arose out of the Salinas Valley and outlawed the use of āEl Cortito,ā or the short-handled...


















