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March 28, 2024

Taylor Farms to reopen facility after 2022 fire

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” One year after a devastating fire destroyed Taylor Farmsā€™ food processing plant in Salinas, the agriculture company will reopen the facility later this month in time for the start of the Salinas Valley planting season. Following months of construction, the foodservice location...

Farms statewide hit by storms and floods

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Warm atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California last week, causing widespread flooding from rain and snowmelt, which overfilled rivers and creeks, displaced residents, washed out roads and damaged agriculture. In Monterey County, there was significant flooding along the Salinas River and...

King City High School teacher honored as California finalist for Ag Educator of the Year

KING CITY ā€” Lauren Peterson, an agricultural teacher at King City High School, has been recognized as a finalist for the 2022-23 Ag Educator of the Year honor through Nationwideā€™s Golden Owl Award. California FFA, California Farm Bureau and Nationwide made the announcement on Feb....

Balestreri named 2023 Miss King City Stampede

KING CITY ā€” Cristina Balestreri, who grew up in the Salinas Valley, has been named the 2023 Miss King City Stampede. Balestreri, daughter of Monterey County natives Mario and Josephine Balestreri, received the title, sash and crown during the third annual King City Stampede, a...

Monterey County farmers estimate $336M in losses from recent storms

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” A flood damage survey on Monterey County agriculture shows $336 million in estimated losses from Januaryā€™s storms, with the costliest impacts in South Monterey County. Monterey County Agricultural Commissionerā€™s Office has released the initial results of the online survey, which launched Jan....

Miss Salinas Valley Fair 2023 seeks applicants

KING CITY ā€” Applications are currently being accepted for the prestigious title of Miss Salinas Valley Fair, which is open to any junior or senior high school girl who is a resident or student of school districts in the counties of Monterey, San Benito,...

Enrichment program teaches hundreds of South Monterey County youth about farming

KING CITY ā€” Hundreds of third-graders recently roamed the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City to learn about agriculture during the annual South County Farm Day. Students from Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield and King City schools attended the free educational enrichment program on Jan. 26,...

Farmers suffer losses as Salinas Valley fields flood

Salinas Valley was initially spared the worst of the damage as storms battered California last month. But then the Salinas River overflowed its banks Jan. 10, breaching berms and levees.Ā Over the ensuing hours and days, thousands of acres of some of the countryā€™s most...

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,...

Regional drone program lands $1M grant

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” University of California Santa Cruzā€™s 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...
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