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More work at Rocky Creek will close Highway 1 overnight, plus a free tool for farmers to manage water and nutrients

An aerial view of Caltrans crews and equipment working to stabilize Highway 1's southbound lane at Rocky Creek near Big Sur.
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An aerial view of Caltrans crews and equipment working to stabilize Highway 1's southbound lane at Rocky Creek near Big Sur.

In today's newscast, farmers are invited to a free workshop to learn how CropManage can help them irrigate and apply nutrients in the best possible way. Also, CalTrans will close Highway 1at Rocky Creek overnight tonight to continue repairs. The road is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.
Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.