Salinas Valley Agriculture

Before the next drone spray • Agree on the treatment, label requirements, crew roles, and field boundaries. • Confirm suitable weather, calibrated settings, and even spray coverage. • Have protective equipment, spill supplies, and emergency procedures ready. • Afterward, record the product and rate,…

 Hello Central Coast. I'm the new UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops and Weed Management Farm Advisor serving Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.I started in this position July 1, 2026, transferred from the southern San Joaquin Valley where I was a Farm Advisor in agronomic crops and…

Register now for the webinar "Cover Cropping for Ag Order 4.0 Compliance"When?September 22, 1:00-3:00 PMWhat?Seven guest speakerse present a learning opportunity about strategies and experiences for successful cover cropping to improve soil, water, crops and Water Board compliance.Speaker lineup:Taylor van…

Rationale   Agricultural career cluster is essential for ensuring sustainable food production that can meet the demands of a rapidly increasing world population. However, USDA-NIFA highlights a 39% talent deficit in agriculture, renewable natural resources and environment careers (Wilson et al., 2025)…

Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella, DBM) is a major pest of Brassica crops in California. Many PCAs and growers in the Salinas Valley and across California have been facing economically devastating outbreaks of DBM over the past few years, in part due to favorable year-round environmental conditions for…