Salinas Valley Fairās junior livestock auction nets nearly $1M
SALINAS VALLEY ā A total of $981,000 was raised for 415 animals at this yearās Salinas Valley Fair junior livestock auction, which took place Saturday before a small crowd of buyers as well as an online component at the fairgrounds in King City.
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Youth ready for Salinas Valley Fairās online livestock auction
SALINAS VALLEY ā Salinas Valley Fair activities will begin this week with the virtual junior livestock auction set for Saturday, May 8.
Like last year, Covid-19 pandemic health guidelines have caused an online format and an earlier scheduling than the traditional mid-May fair dates.
Youth from...
Women in agtech: Martha Montoya
Editorās Note: The following profile is an excerpt from Amy Wuās upcoming book, āFrom Farms to Incubators: Women Innovators Revolutionizing How Our Food is Grown,ā which tells the stories of women entrepreneurs who are transforming agriculture through high technology.
Martha Montoya never imagined that her...
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit promotes importance of workforce education
SALINAS VALLEY ā A panel of experts discussed current challenges in agriculture, such as the future of the workforce and the role of education, during the eighth annual Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit.
The two-day session spanned more than eight and a half hours of...
Vaccine clinics in Greenfield, Soledad reach out to area farmworkers
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County residents were able to get vaccinated with six sessions of a mass Covid-19 vaccination effort last weekend at Greenfield Memorial Hall and Soledad Community Center.
A total of 3,000 vaccine doses were distributed at the events, which were separate from...
New farmworker housing opens in Greenfield
GREENFIELD ā New farmworker housing units recently opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, directly before a farmworker vaccine clinic at the same site in Greenfield.
The first two buildings at the Third St. Apartments, located at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Third Street, will eventually...
Soledad farmers market returns with new season after shutdown
SOLEDAD ā Soledad Historical Societyās farmers market returned with a new season that began on April 1.
Signs posted at the entryway of the closed lanes at 135 Soledad St. asked guests to observe Covid-19 health guidelines, such as wearing masks and keeping spaced apart.
The...
Who will fulfill the vision of Cesar Chavez?
More than three decades ago, Cesar Chavez, founder of the first successful union for farmworkers, predicted a future in which the cities of California would be run by people who looked like him.
āHistory and inevitability are on our side,ā he said in one of his best-known...
Mass vaccination clinics launch throughout Salinas Valley
SALINAS VALLEY ā Monterey County companies, organizations and agencies have partnered to host mass vaccination sites weekly, with the latest having taken place at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City last Saturday.
Two mass clinics had already taken place earlier this month in Salinas,...
Monterey County launches cannabis equity survey
MONTEREY COUNTY ā Monterey County Cannabis Program is in the process of assessing how communities have been impacted by cannabis prohibition and the War on Drugs and exploring how to more equitably develop this new industry.
Tier 1 funding from the California Office of Business...
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PG&E power shutoff affects South Monterey County; resource centers open to...
SOLEDAD ā A PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) has impacted areas between Soledad and King City, as well as communities near San Lucas...