Like so many in the fertile Pajaro Valley where livelihoods are linked to the rhythms of the growing season, Fabiola Alcaraz is anxiously eyeing the calendar as fields and equipment that deliver a …
Like so many in the fertile Pajaro Valley where livelihoods are linked to the rhythms of the growing season, Fabiola Alcaraz is anxiously eyeing the calendar as fields and equipment that deliver a bounty of beautiful red strawberries and raspberries sit under several feet of muddy floodwater.
And agriculture is a $4.1 billion industry in Monterey County, the fourth most valuable producer in the state, known mostly for its lettuce, strawberries, broccoli and grapes. “Plants can be quite hardy and they can recover,” Hidalgo said. “We don’t expect those plants to begin to flower or produce fruit until maybe middle of April. But if they stay underwater for too many days, it’s definitely going to have some very severe impacts to those growers.”
“This could be a 60-day process after waters recede from the fields and damage assessments can be fully made — food safety is our highest priority, and growers will follow the protocols,” Groot said. “With fields being so saturated and inaccessible, planting schedules that are set for March will probably be delayed. Determining when planting schedules can begin will depend on how quickly the fields that are not impacted by flooding or inundation can be accessed and worked for planting.
1,300 square mile watershed Tuesday, and while clearing was forecast into the weekend, another round of rain is expected early next week.
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