agriculture

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.

In today's newscast, a new state website called SprayDays lets people see when and where farmers plan to apply pesticides. And Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new satellite program to monitor and reduce dangerous methane leaks.

In today's newscast, workers at Watsonville Community Hospital will vote on a new contract, and Chipotle gives Cal State Monterey Bay $500,000 toward construction of a greenhouse complex for research and teaching.

Officials say Trump administration budget cuts in the AmeriCorps national service organization could ripple through a local farm conservation program.

The California Small Farm Conference this week is adding immigrant rights and safety to the agenda while unions brace for threats to collective bargaining. Both industries have major roles in the region and are reacting to Trump administration executive orders and actions. Also, residents in the vicinity of the Moss Landing battery plant fire discuss potential health impacts.

KAZU’s Elena Neale-Sacks spoke with the filmmakers about their short documentary, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Farmers are invited to a free workshop to learn how CropManage can help them irrigate and apply nutrients in the best possible way and CalTrans will close Highway 1at Rocky Creek overnight tonight to continue repairs.

In today's newscast, a look at why eggs are so hard to come by right now, plus new federal data highlights the dire state of homelessness in the Monterey Bay Area — especially in San Benito County.

El proyecto, financiado con una beca del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE.UU, se centra en la reducción de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de los cultivos especializados del Valle de Salinas.

The USDA grant-funded project is focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from specialty crops in the Salinas Valley.