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Strawberries and wine grapes remain the top two agricultural crops in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. And crops and cattle are still…
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The latest crop statistics for San Luis Obispo County are out, and in 2018, San Luis Obispo’s agriculture industry exceeded one billion dollars in overall…
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The commercial strawberry crops grown in Santa Barbara County were worth almost a half a billion dollars last year alone. That’s according to the 2016…
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San Luis Obispo County’s agricultural crops were worth $915 million dollars last year. The county’s agricultural commissioner, Martin Settevendemie,…
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Latino USA recently reexamined the 2016 fire in Nipomo that destroyed farmworker housing under construction. The segment aired on Latino USA, NPR's…
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The Central Coast's number one cash crop is taking a hit from an environmental watchdog group for what it calls an excessive use of pesticides. The…
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For many local farmers, rainfall during this critical drought was a welcome sound.In the Paso Robles area, where some of the biggest rainfall totals were…
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Crops in San Luis Obispo County are dropping in value, likely a result of the ongoing drought according to statistics released Tuesday.The San Luis Obispo…
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A large research project aimed at finding better ways to grow strawberries has some of those test berries showing up in the produce departments at local…
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Strawberries continue to be Santa Barbara County's largest crop based on gross earnings, but wine grapes are quickly gaining steam.The county's wine…