agriculture

A Monterey County wine trade group is shutting down. And, California Republicans are speaking out against a redistricting proposal.

Small farmers in the Salinas Valley are reeling from the loss of federal programs that created market channels for them to sell their products.

In today's newscast, a look at the downstream effects of changes to federal grant requirements since President Trump took office.

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District receives a $350,000 statewide learning grant to help preschool to third grade students studying math and science. And, Monterey County's annual crop and livestock output reached nearly 5 billion dollars last year according to the annual 2024 report.

Federal dollars that help small growers experiment with climate-smart agricultural practices are drying up. One Aromas farmer has seen the benefits and wants to find ways to keep her land nourished despite precarious funding.

In today's newscast, as federal funding opportunities slip away for small-scale farmers, local conservation districts are trying to find money elsewhere—primarily, from the State of California. And, it’s Pride Week in the City of Santa Cruz.

In today's newscast, a new bill would make some state homelessness funding available to places with sober living requirements. Plus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has cancelled two programs that helped schools and food banks buy local produce.

In today's newscast, a researcher from Cal State Monterey Bay scrambles after a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant she was awarded was cancelled. And, two unions went on strike at UC Santa Cruz yesterday after the UC declared a system-wide hiring freeze.

In today's newscast, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers developed a tool that shows the real-time location of migrating waterfowl, which can carry the bird flu virus. Farmers and ranchers could use it to better protect their cows, pigs and poultry.

A transit strike in Santa Clara County is having a ripple effect on this side of the hill, and local farmers are contending with USDA grant cuts.