Central Coast ag sector misses out with Perdue nomination
In a blow to the hopes of California farmers, President-elect Donald Trump filled the final vacant position in his cabinet, nominating former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Despite reports naming him as a front-runner, Trump passed over Abel Maldonado, formerly lieutenant governor of California and ex-mayor of Santa Maria. Read More →
Santa Maria’s Abel Maldonado potential Trump nominee for agriculture secretary
Story updated at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 Santa Maria farmer and former mayor Abel Maldonado met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Palm Beach Mar-A-Lago resort Dec. 28 to discuss Maldonado’s potential nomination as agriculture secretary, according to newspaper reports. Maldonado was lieutenant governor to Arnold Schwarzenegger from 2010 to 2011 after being elected to Read More →
Trump’s election creates uncertainty for agriculture
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Rincon-Vitova Insectaries offers alternative to pesticides
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Ventura College grows agriculture program
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SOAR creates disparity in land values
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Overtime pay for ag workers will hurt tri-county growers
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