Agricultural Commissioner

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Department head: Juan Hidalgo

1428 Abbott St, Salinas, CA 93901

Phone: (831) 759-7325; fax: (831) 422-5003

The Agricultural Commissioner protects worker health and safety, preserves environmental resources, and promotes the agricultural sector of Monterey County.

Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Monterey County agriculture hit with damage "greater than January storms," officials say.

The series of storms now hitting Monterey County are expected to impact the county’s agriculture sector even greater than January’s storms, officials said at a press conference Monday, March 13.

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Monterey County Board of Supervisors selects a new agricultural commissioner from Santa Cruz County.

The agricultural commissioner from Santa Cruz County, Juan Hidalgo, will be headed south as of Feb. 6, 2023. He’s been tapped by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors to replace retiring Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales, the board announced Tuesday, Dec.…

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Monterey ag commissioner announces retirement.

Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Henry Gonzales announced his retirement today, Friday, July 15. He will end his career in December on the same place he started: Monterey County.

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Monterey County agriculture grew in value by 5 percent last year, a partial rebound.

Different shades of green are grown in Monterey County fields. In the county’s biggest industry there is variety: more than 30 kinds of crops are grown. Officials say this diversity mitigated the impacts of wildfires and the Covid-19 pandemic, and…

Monterey County agriculture increased by 5 percent in value last year, a partial rebound from 2020.

Different shades of green are grown in different regions of Monterey County fields. Whether conventional to organic, big or small, in the county’s biggest industry there is variety: more than 30 kinds of crops are grown. Officials say this diversity…

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