Agricultural Commissioner

Scientists can now predict harmful algal blooms that have killed whales and sea lions. And, the Santa Cruz County 2025 Crop Report shows a small rise in production value compared to the previous year.

Fruit trees from Costco could be spreading an invasive pest: glassy-winged sharpshooters. Plus, a new California law prevents law enforcement from interfering in elections.

Over the next three months, tens of thousands of migrant farmworkers will converge on the Central Coast to do something deemed essential in the time of…