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Heat and fires disrupt Salinas crops
Growers in the Salinas Valley, CA, were preparing for record-breaking heat this week, but then storms cased wildfires that has...
Salinas sees the problems of the future
The Salinas Valley, like many large parts of the state, is ideal for agriculture. For its entire history, the produce...
Strawberry fields forever in Salinas
In the wake of food safety problems in leafy greens, the situation is calmer for strawberries, another large component of...
Salinas moves forward from Romaine outbreaks
Until recently, lettuce, for most Americans, meant iceberg: there was no other kind. As recently as the 1980s, it accounted...
Salinas: Innovation by necessity
When you think of the Salinas Valley in literature, the first figure who comes to mind is the great novelist...
FDA declares E. coli romaine outbreak over
Statement from the Food and Drug Administration January 15, 2020: As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the...
FDA ID’s common Salinas grower linked to E. coli outbreaks
Statement from the Food and Drug Administration December 12, 2019: Update Based on the information indicating that ill people in...
LGMA releases key points on romaine outbreaks
December 12, 2019 — Government agencies in the U.S. and Canada have provided numerous updates this week regarding the number...
Update: FDA says Salinas likely source of E. coli romaine outbreak
From the Food and Drug Administration November 26, 2019: FDA, CDC, and state health authorities are investigating an outbreak of...
FDA advises not to eat romaine from Salinas, CA
From the Food and Drug Administration November 22, 2019: “Today, we are providing an important update into our investigation of...
Salinas Fresh Forum: What do you wish you could grow?
Salinas, CA, sources were asked, The Salinas Valley is one of the greatest growing regions in the world, but it...
Food safety is on everyone’s mind in Salinas
Food safety, two simple with words with a powerful punch. Last fall’s E. coli contamination in Salinas was a tragedy...
Salinas thrives organically
According to the 2017 Monterey County Crop Report, nearly 41,000 acres of the county were under organic cultivation generating a...
In Salinas, better growing through technology
Dennis Donohue, a former mayor of Salinas has been quoted as saying, “The Salinas Valley loves techies. The marriage of...
Consumer preferences changes bode well for Salinas Valley
While the variety of fruits and vegetables grown in Salinas Valley has not changed dramatically, there has been a noticeable...
Building on the Salinas Valley legacy
First made famous by author John Steinbeck in his evocative fiction, the Salinas Valley in Monterey County, CA is more...
Marketing returns to its roots in Salinas
Three major trends that affect the marketing of produce—including the many fruits and vegetables grown in the Valley—are the health...
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