Salinas Valley Agriculture

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…

  RSVP here: 2026 Field Day: Fusarium wilt research update 

  In early July, a pest control adviser (PCA) brought samples of romaine lettuce to the UC Cooperative Extension office of Monterey County in Salinas. The lettuce was from a couple of fields in Gonzales nearing harvest. The PCA was concerned about blemishes on the leaf midribs that appeared as…

Join Central Coast nursery and greenhouse professionals on September 10 for the relaunch of the CAN Monterey Bay Chapter, featuring networking, dinner, and discussion about future regional programs.