Tag: farmworkers
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 with virtual format
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit returns March 18-19 for its eighth annual event, recognizing the increasingly international scope of the produce...
Covid-19 vaccination assistance available in Greenfield
GREENFIELD — Assistance is now available for Greenfield residents who are eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine but unable to access or complete the...
Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers
CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good...
Hartnell nursing students educate hundreds of Gonzales ag workers about Covid-19...
GONZALES — Registered and vocational nursing students from Hartnell College recently went to Taylor Farms in Gonzales to present information about Covid-19 vaccines and...
Monterey County plans for return of migrant farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY — Monterey County health officials have been working with agricultural companies and have reiterated safety plans with the onset of the new...
Thousands of farmworkers are prioritized for the coronavirus vaccine
COACHELLA, Calif. — The sun-baked desert valley tucked behind the San Jacinto Mountains is best known for an annual music festival that draws 100,000...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | Feb. 12, 2021
PET FOOD BANK
SOLEDAD — SPCA for Monterey County will host a pet food bank this Saturday at Soledad High School. The Feb. 13 event...
Monterey County endures Covid-19 vaccine shortfall
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County’s Covid-19 vaccination plan is not going quickly at all, and if things remain as they are with low weekly...
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Soledad, Greenfield commemorate 24th anniversary of 9/11 with special events
SALINAS VALLEY — City of Soledad, along with local police and fire personnel, hosted a ceremony Thursday morning at Bill Ramus Park to commemorate...
