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March 28, 2024

Monterey Countyā€™s crop values increase in 2021

MONTEREY COUNTY ā€” Monterey County agricultureā€™s gross production value bounced back by 4.8% in 2021 to just over $4.1 billion, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that also resulted in supply chain shortages. This increase represents a $190 million rise from 2020, when the gross production...

High-tech upgrade in the works for Salinas Valley cooling facility

SALINAS VALLEY ā€” A campus redevelopment project is underway in Salinas, which is aimed at improving agricultural technology in the Salinas Valley and advancing the nature of agriculture work. The Growers Ice Co. lot, located at the corner of Merrill and Abbott streets, was originally...

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...

Hundreds attend 2017 AgTech Summit in Salinas

Forbes Magazine hosted the 2017 AgTech Summit June 28 and 29. This annual invitation-only gathering was hosted by some of the largest names in the industry.

Celebrate coming of harvest in Paso Robles wine country

Wine grape harvest is just around the corner in the Paso Robles wine country.

PapƩ opens new service center in Gonzales

GONZALES ā€” PapĆ© Material Handling opened its new Gonzales location with a celebration earlier this month, allowing the public to tour the facility, get acquainted with the team and see an electric truck. An estimated 100 community members showed up to the Aug. 4 grand...

Gonzales creates first special financing district for industrial development in Monterey County

GONZALES ā€” City of Gonzales has become the first city in Monterey County ā€” and one of the first in the state of California ā€” to create an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) to help fund economic development projects.Ā  In collaboration with the county, Gonzales...

Gonzales FFA student earns champion honors

GONZALES ā€” Luis Gonzalez won multiple banners in this yearā€™s Monterey County Fair, including Reserve Supreme Champion Market Goat for his goat named Roberto. Gonzalez, an incoming freshman member of the Gonzales High School Future Farmers of America (FFA), raised two animals for the fair,...

Farmworker resource center set for Greenfield

GREENFIELD ā€” The drive for Greenfield residents seeking county resources will be shortened with the creation of a farmworker resource center. Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $250,000 on Feb. 1 for the creation of the center in Greenfield. The county allocation...

Food for power

Cesar Mendoza had been a participant in Food, What?!, an organization that brings the youth of Santa Cruz County into the world of farming, food production and cooking.

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Gonzales Mental Health and Wellness Fair Youth Council

Gonzales school district promotes mental wellness at community fair

GONZALES ā€” Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD) hosted a Mental Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday at Gonzales High to promote mental health awareness...