agriculture

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will allow ranchers and farmers to grow new revenue streams. The Board has passed what it calls an “Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance,” which means that people who own agricultural property can put their land to use in new ways.

After extreme heat temperatures recently hit parts of the Central Coast, the San Luis Obispo County Agriculture Department is saying most farmers were able to protect their crops.

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara looked at how to reduce the amount of water used for agriculture. It finds that farming practices have a substantial impact.

Santa Barbara County now has a mobile resource center for farmworkers known as Proyecto Campesino. It’s an office on wheels that provides support to farmworkers and their employers by bringing resources to the agricultural community.

Many Central Coast farms were devastated by floods last January, but local farmers say crops are starting to thrive again.

A local nonprofit organization is educating Central Coast youth about sustainable agricultural practices.

A local electricity provider is incentivizing farm owners on the Central Coast to go all-electric through rebates. They're expanding their services to help farmers efficiently convert their equipment.

Santa Barbara’s annual county fair returned this year after two years of pandemic delays. The theme this year was a “Salute to Agriculture,” highlighting Santa Barbara County’s rural and agricultural past and present.

Water users in the area may be required to comply with sustainable tactics to help manage the basin after years of consistent drought and overuse.

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and SLO City Council are set to approve the SLO Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, or GSP.