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Tom Ikeda, a produce grower for the Pismo Oceano Vegetable Exchange (POVE) cooperative, is ready to wade through wet croplands and assess the damage caused...
By KAREN VELIE Neighbors of a Templeton winery owned by the Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery out of Los Angeles are complaining of sleepless nights
Cannabis hides in plain sight in SLO County March 8, 2021 By KAREN VELIE The signs around the field of budding cannabis plants growing in rural San Miguel say the grow is part of a legitimate and legal research project. And, neighbors believe the plants are part of a permitted Cal Poly hemp research program. But the grow is not. The site is not registered with the county. Research hemp farms require a county registration and need to follow county regulations such as not utilizing lights in hoop houses and having at least a 400-acre parcel, said Marc Lea, SLO County’s assistant agricultura...