Just as the peak of strawberry season is about to kickoff, local crops are benefitting from recent rainstorms that have repeatedly brought much-needed precipitation to the Central Coast.
"The rain this morning, it's always pleasant to get rain," Satellite Farms owner Randy Sharer said on Monday morning. "It's just a nice change of pace."
Santa Maria-based Satellite Farms is just one of many local businesses who help make up the prolific Santa Maria Valley strawberry industry.
According to the most recent Santa Barbara County Agricultural Report from 2023, strawberries continue to be by far and away the number one crop in the county. With a gross crop value of $775 million two years ago, strawberries outpaced the next nine top crops combined.
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