Tag: agriculture
San Benito County crop value surpasses $405m
The total value of San Benito County’s crop production surpassed $405 million in 2024, with vegetables and row crops generating the most sales among...
West Nile Virus still active in San Benito County
Mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus are still active in a small area of unincorporated San Benito County, according to the county agricultural...
USDA announces agriculture grant program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced the availability of $72.9 million through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to fund “innovative projects...
Letter: Measure Q bad for services, jobs, farmers
Measure Q will be devastating to San Benito County, with huge negative impacts that will last for years, as Q’s restrictions would go until...
Guest View: Watershed thinking and Measure Q
I have been thinking a lot lately about measure Q and the importance of slowing growth, protecting both open space and the environment as...
Letter to the editor: Keep agriculture thriving
In considering how to vote on measure Q, it is important to realize the benefits of a viable local agriculture and the reasons for...
Resident questions Hollister chicken ordinance
Hollister Animal Control officers recently cited a local resident on suspicion of having too many chickens in violation of the city’s municipal code. The...
Study: Employers fail to keep farmworkers safe from Covid
Although farm and food production workers were considered essential workers during the pandemic, many of California's food employers endangered those workers, violating Cal/OSHA's Covid-19...
Sources: Petition gathers ample signatures for ballot
The proponents of a local initiative that would require voter approval before rural and agricultural property owners in San Benito County can rezone their...
A caravan for farmworkers
A convoy of 55 cars and trucks, known as the Farmworkers Caravan, departed from San Jose the morning of Oct. 2, and arrived at...
