Santa Barbara County has a new Public Health Department director and a new agricultural commissioner — or will have as of Jan. 23, when their …
Santa Barbara County Fire Department will transition to winter preparedness level Monday, which means the ban on burning by permit is lifted w…
Agricultural operations around Santa Maria Valley opened their gates to crowds of people who turned out Saturday to see where and how the prod…
A complaint alleging most of the cannabis cultivators along the Santa Ynez River are illegally using surface flows for irrigation amid Califor…
This Saturday you can “Meet All the Hands That Feed You” when Santa Maria Valley agricultural operations will open their gates to the public f…
The heat wave that baked northern Santa Barbara County for two weeks has caused wine grapes to mature sooner than usual and pushed the harvest…
Mosby Winery & Vineyard in Buellton was recently sold to local restaurateurs Karen and Jimmy Loizides who are set to partially reopen the …
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An interactive map of participants in this year’s Santa Barbara County Farm Day has now been posted online with links to sign up for locations…
The Santa Barbara Vintners Festival is set to return for a 38th year featuring 70 wineries and over 30 regional chefs, restaurants and food pr…
Santa Barbara County’s Agriculture Production Report for 2021 is a far cry from the vast majority of other crop reports in the Agriculture/Wei…
Strawberries remained Santa Barbara County’s king of crops, wine grapes climbed back to No. 3 after falling from second to fifth in 2020, and …
The Santa Barbara County Fair will come roaring back to its pre-pandemic level of fun and entertainment when it opens Wednesday at the Santa M…
A Sunset Mixer is planned Thursday, July 14, at Zaca Mesa Winery to support Santa Barbara County Farm Day, this year scheduled for Sept. 17 at…
After three years on a pandemic-induced hiatus, the Santa Barbara County Fair is returning to the Santa Maria Fairpark in mid-July, and advanc…
Jorge Adame and Bree Luna did last week what they have consistently done all basketball season. They produced.
Following nearly a month of speculation on social media since he entered the transfer portal, Sam Huard signed a financial aid agreement on Su…
Last year, "We had a great fall season and were really looking forward to (the regular season in the spring)," Hancock College sophomore left …
After a two-year pandemic-imposed hiatus, the annual Strawberry Industry Recognition Dinner returned to the Santa Maria Fairpark as more of a …
Santa Barbara County has expanded the scope of a proposed agricultural enterprise ordinance that will increase the ability of farmers and ranc…
A new large agricultural processing facility and freezer east of Santa Maria won unanimous approval Wednesday from the Santa Barbara County Pl…
Santa Barbara County has virtually all the elements necessary to make agriculture the No. 1 economic driver it is, but dealing with such press…
An ordinance regulating hemp cultivation was introduced Tuesday by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors after they added a cap that w…
“Agriculture: The Future in Focus” is the theme and agricultural human resources and safety officers will be the focus of recognition for the …
Gleason Family Vineyard recently acquired Buttonwood Farm Winery & Vineyard in Solvang, the company announced Thursday, and will press on …
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Solvang Farmer Pumpkin Patch will open to the public on Thursday, September 30, officially kicking off the autumnal season in the Santa Ynez Valley.
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