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Farmworkers protest in Santa Maria, demand better wages and working conditions

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 100 people demonstrated in Santa Maria on Sunday in support of Central Coast farmworkers and their efforts to obtain better wages and working conditions. [KSBY] Demonstrators marched and held signs with slogans that included “a... (Continue reading)

California growers trying to replace diminishing farm workers with robots

Written on 21 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Faced with a shrinking population of immigrant farm workers, California growers are racing to adopt technological innovations that will mechanically pick crops. [LA Times] Over much of the past decade, Mexican immigrants have been returning to Mexico at a faster... (Continue reading)

Drought challenges mounting for California farmers

Written on 26 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California farmers are leaving hundreds of thousands of acres unplanted and are spending million of dollars to access water during the ongoing drought. But, California growers are still reluctant to raise fruit and vegetable prices causing them to bear the... (Continue reading)

Nitrate contamination widespread on Central Coast farms

Written on 26 Jun, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Thousands of farm owners up and down the Central Coast have wells that have been affected by nitrates due to heavy fertilizer use. [Mercury News] Scientists believe that fertilizers are the leading cause of nitrate pollution in California groundwater. The... (Continue reading)

Paso police bust suspected pot grower

Written on 14 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Paso Robles police arrested a man in connection with an alleged marijuana sales and cultivation operation. Shaun Michael Sweetin was taken into custody Jan. 7, following a search of his home at 813 Oxen in Paso Robles. Police conducted a... (Continue reading)