The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures released the 2022 production statistics for the local agricultural industry.
County officials detected six adult Asian Citrus Psyllids (ACP) with an insect trap in Arroyo Grande – these pests are a serious concern to California's commercial citrus groves and trees according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
By KAREN VELIE After battling against giving line-level staffers raises of more than 3% a year, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors is set to
San Luis Obispo County s 2020 crop report is out, and despite all the challenges that year could muster, the data shows that the county s agricultural industry largely stood strong. At a Board of Supervisors meeting on July 20, Agricultural Commissioner Martin Settevendemie said the overall value of the county s crops barely budged between 2019 and 2020, falling only slightly by .03 percent to a total value of more than $978 million. click to enlarge FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM DECLINES San Luis Obispo County’s 2020 crop report shows that wine grapes decreased in value compared to 2020. Although the decrease in overall value was minimal, there were impacts that were created by the COVID pandemic, Settevendemie said at the meeting, where he presented the latest