Mushroom compost supports Salinas Valley farmers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey Mushrooms, a mushroom grower based in Morgan Hill, has announced the release of its Certified Organic Spent Mushroom Compost (COSMC) to row crop and leafy green farmers throughout the Salinas Valley.
A finely balanced mixture of straw, peat moss, cottonseed meal,...
Watsonville Rotary Club kicks off Pioneer Series
On March 29, the members of Watsonville Rotary and guests gathered at the Watsonville Elks Lodge for the first in a series of special monthly meetings.
Thousands of farmworkers are prioritized for the coronavirus vaccine
COACHELLA, Calif. ā The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000 fans a day and a series of lush, oasis resort towns where well-heeled snowbirds go to golf, sunbathe and party....
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...
Hartnell hosts conferenceĀ on āCulture of Food Safetyā
SALINAS VALLEY ā Nearly 400 people with a professional stake in the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed worldwide gathered at Hartnell College on May 4-5 for the 17th Annual Western Food Safety Conference.
The conference, held on Hartnellās Main Campus in Salinas as...
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,...
ALBA celebrates National Fruits and Vegetables Month by cultivating new farmersĀ and fresh food in Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā As the country celebrates National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month this June, the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) is spotlighting the farmers behind the produce ā and the power of farming to change lives.
Located in the heart of the Salinas...
Regional drone program lands $1M grant
SALINAS VALLEY ā University of California Santa Cruzās CITRIS Initiative for Drone Education and Research (CIDER) along with several partners has received a $1 million, 15-month planning grant to support regional drone education and workforce development from the James Irvine Foundation.
The funds will be...
Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers
CALIFORNIA ā Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good on promises to prioritize vulnerable Californians in the vaccine rollout.
As my colleague Miriam Jordan recently wrote, farmworkers were among those...
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...


















