Food Share teams up with Oxnard church and Trader Joe’s to feed people in need
OXNARD, Calif.-More than 260 cars circled the block around New Life Community Church in Oxnard early Thursday morning. Drivers waited patiently to…
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Lucia Mar Unified School District experience agriculture firsthand with local high school
Fourth graders in the Lucia Mar Unified School District learned about agriculture firsthand at Arroyo Grande High…
Continue ReadingUS farmers under pressure and on the front lines of food inflation amid price spikes
By Gabe Cohen, CNN Just six weeks from his winter wheat harvest, Brian Brooks feels defeated. He’s staring down 4,000 acres of barren soil…
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Dayspring associate drops North County cannabis application
“About as good news as we can expect,” Tepusquet Canyon residents…
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Santa Maria Fairpark reports strong attendance numbers for recent Strawberry Festival
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Attendance numbers released Wednesday by the Santa Maria Fairpark for the recently held Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival…
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Pasolivo recipe developer prepares for Paso Robles Olive Festival
The 18th annual Paso Robles Olive Festival and the 14th annual Lavender Festival returns to the Paso Robles Downtown City Park on…
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Pac Biz Times Reports: Rising cost of fertilizer on the Central Coast
News Channel 12 sat down with Pacific Coast Business Times executive editor Tony Biasotti about how fertilizer costs are affecting Central Coast…
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Strawberry Festival shines spotlight on Santa Maria’s most important crop
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — It’s time to once again honor the most important crop in the Santa Maria Valley. Beginning Friday, the Santa Maria Valley…
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CalTrans crews safely removed 8-foot long beehive found while working on Highway 154
Crews safely removed 40,000 bees to a commercial hive with the help of beekeepers before releasing them to agricultural areas to pollinate…
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Busy bees keep Southcoast beekeeper on the move
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Spring is in the air and so are swarms of bees. News Channel 3-12 caught up with Nicholas Wigle, owner and operator of Super…
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California hikes costs for flood protections in farm country
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press California officials say as much as $30 billion is needed to protect the heart of the state’s farm country…
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California plan would pay farmers to grow less to save water
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would pay farmers not to plant thousands of acres of land as part of a $2.9…
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New Santa Maria Fairpark CEO ready to lead facility into new era
New Santa Maria Fairpark Chief Executive Officer Caitlyn Miller is ready to lead the facility as it enters a new era, where it pushes forward into…
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County projects $6 million cannabis revenue shortfall for 2021-22
Because of a glut of marijuana on the market, the county’s tax revenue from cannabis cultivation is projected to be only $12.4 million this fiscal…
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Wine growers share this week’s rain impact on crops
Wine growers share this week’s rain impact on…
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County opens the door to more cannabis processing
County opens the door to more cannabis processing, but stiffer odor control regulations are coming in the North County, supervisors…
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Sidestepping the cannabis caps
New rules would promote local processing and boost tax revenues, county supervisors…
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Citing drought, US won’t give water to California farmers
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government says it won’t deliver any water to California farmers because…
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Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — As almond trees start to bloom in California, so do beehive thefts that have become so…
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Farmers concerned about lack of rain during extremely dry winter season
Central Coast farmers are growing increasingly concerned about the continued lack of rain during the extremely dry winter…
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