Welcome to Monterey County UC Cooperative Extension
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About Us - Monterey County
Monterey County is recognized as the Salad Bowl of the World. Its temperate climate, rich soils, and unparalleled infrastructure make this the ideal growing area for cool season vegetables, wine grapes, strawberries and flowers. The County is also the home of the packaged salad and pre-cut fresh vegetables, representing 90% of the market share of the fresh vegetable value added industry. Because the agriculture is year round and highly labor-intensive, Monterey County has the State’s highest agricultural payroll.
Salinas Valley Agriculture Blog
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Extensión Cooperativa del Condado de Monterey Blog en Español
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Clase de Compost - Agosto 13, 2020
Para inscribirse para la clase de compost porfavor de inscribirse en la encuesta: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=28828
Livestock & Range Blog
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Mushroom poisonings - a danger to cattle?
The atmospheric river event in October of 2021 followed by mild temperatures in northern California turned many grasslands green but may have also resulted in advantageous growing conditions for many types of mushrooms. Different species of mushrooms...
Planting & Harvesting Schedule
County Director
Title: County Director Monterey - Farm & Master Gardener Advisor Monterey & Santa Cruz Counties
Phone: (831) 759-7358
Email: medelafuente@ucanr.edu
Contact Information
Monterey County
Cooperative Extension Monterey County
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: PH-(831) 759-7350 4-H-(831) 759-7360
Fax: (831) 758-3018
