Artichoke Festival closes its doors after 65 years
CASTROVILLE ā The beloved Artichoke Festival, a cherished tradition in Monterey County for more than six decades, will not return this year.
The festivalās board of directors announced its official closure after 65 years of celebrating the regionās rich agricultural heritage, artichoke royalty and community...
Scheid Family Wines enters 7th year of 100% wind-powered wines
GREENFIELD ā This Earth Month, Scheid Family Wines celebrates nearly seven years of being 100% powered by renewable wind energy.
The Greenfield family-owned and operated wine company, which has embraced sustainability as a core tenet since its inception in 1972, is the only winery in...
Templeton Wine Festival returns this weekend
The fifth annual Templeton Wine Festival, hosted by the Templeton Chamber of Commerce, is set to return Saturday, May 6.
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...
Poison detection in wild pigs brings attention to pesticide exposure in hunter-harvested wildlife
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Wild pigs in the Monterey County area were exposed to pesticide bait containing the anticoagulant rodenticide diphacinone, according to findings by the California Department of Fish and Wildlifeās (CDFW) Wildlife Health Lab (WHL) and the California Animal Health and Food Safety...
Dangerous herbicide used on California crops banned
SALINAS VALLEY ā A dangerous herbicide banned immediately by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been sprayed on crops in many California counties and has contaminated groundwater in low concentrations in the Salinas Valley and Santa Barbara County.
The weed-killing chemical, known as DCPA or...
Lavender Creek expands wellness experience into community workshop series
GREENFIELD ā Lavender Creek, a family-run lavender farm and growing wellness brand near Greenfield in South Monterey County, has transformed its first Lavender Wellness Experience at the farm into a growing series of community workshops that bring calm and comfort directly to seniors and...
Gonzales annexation makes room for future agriculture industrial development
GONZALES ā Local Agency Formation Commission of Monterey County (LAFCO) has approved the annexation of about 49 acres east of Highway 101 and north of Gloria Road to the City of Gonzales for future agriculture industrial development.
The annexation, which received approval Sept. 25, allows...
Salinas Valley Fair returns with āthrillsā this week
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Fair will bring āGolden Hills & Fair Time Thrillsā for its 80th celebration taking place Thursday through Sunday at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
āWe are so excited to celebrate the 80th Annual Salinas Valley Fair, May 16-19,ā...
Monterey Bay Economic Partnership secures millions for agtech innovation
CENTRAL COAST ā Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is helping to advance agriculture technology (agtech) and workforce development across the Central Coast, supporting a statewide initiative that aims to create well-paying jobs and strengthen the regionās economy.
MBEP, a regional economic development organization, co-founded and...
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Highway 101 paving project to begin south of Greenfield, lane closures...
GREENFIELD āĀ A paving project on Highway 101, from the Jolon Road undercrossing near King City to just north of Lagomarsino Avenue near Greenfield, is...






















