Agriculture, Weights & Measures
If you've ever been to a farmers’ market, checked out at a
grocery store, pumped gas, or wondered if your produce was organic,
then you've benefitted from AWM.
As part of the County’s Land Use & Environment Group, we're here to serve you.
What AWM does for you:
- Ensures pesticides are used safely and investigates related illness.
- Prevents the spread of pests that harm agriculture and the environment.
- Promotes the use of natural pest controls.
- Verifies produce that is marked as organic.
- Ensures vendors at farmers' markets grow what they sell.
- Verifies that commercial weighing and measuring devices and price scanners are accurate.
- Protects people from injury
and disease caused by wildlife.
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Free
Pesticide Container Reycling Event, Saturday, June 28
- AWM is sponsoring a free pesticide container recycling event on Saturday, June 28, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at EDCO Recycling, 1371 Grand Ave., San Marco, CA 92078.
- Learn
more and complete the registration form on the back of the event
flyer (Español).
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Citrus
Quarantine Expanded in Valley Center (March 2025)
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
has confirmed detections of the citrus disease Huanglongbing
(HLB) in two trees in two residential properties in Valley
Center on March 26, 2025. This detection will expand the
existing Valley Center quarantine boundaries further into Pala
and Pauma Valley, in addition to ongoing quarantines in
Fallbrook, Rancho Bernardo, and Oceanside.
- Call the CDFA hotline at (800) 491-1899 to report suspicious pests or HLB disease symptoms.
- View this interacive quarantine boundaries map.
- Visit CitrusInsider.org to
learn more.
- April 10-11 Valley Center Grower Meeting Presentations:
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
has confirmed detections of the citrus disease Huanglongbing
(HLB) in two trees in two residential properties in Valley
Center on March 26, 2025. This detection will expand the
existing Valley Center quarantine boundaries further into Pala
and Pauma Valley, in addition to ongoing quarantines in
Fallbrook, Rancho Bernardo, and Oceanside.
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SprayDays California
Pesticide Notifcation System Launches March 24, 2025
- On March 24, SprayDays California launched statewide. The first-of-its-kind system provides info about specific pesticide applications used on farms before they happen. To learn more, visit CDPR's website or check out the following resources:
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Information
for Snail Compliance Agreements
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) updated its Snail Free Master Permit (SFMP) Program compliance agreements. Please see the advisory to learn more.
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CDPR:
97% of Fruits and Vegetables Tested in California are Free of
Illegal Pesticide Residues
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US
EPA Update on Dacthal Herbicide Health Risks
- On April 1, 2024, the US EPA announced new regulatory
action on the herbicide Dacthal due to its significant risks to
human health. No Dacthal use has been reported in San Diego
County since 2021. To learn more, please read CDPR's
notice or contact cdprweb@cdpr.ca.gov.
- On April 1, 2024, the US EPA announced new regulatory
action on the herbicide Dacthal due to its significant risks to
human health. No Dacthal use has been reported in San Diego
County since 2021. To learn more, please read CDPR's
notice or contact cdprweb@cdpr.ca.gov.
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Compliance
Agreement for Growers who Export Nursery Products to Canada or
Mexico
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Desert
Knapweed (Volutaria) Information and IPC Website
- Nursery License Renewal Late Fees
Private Applicator Certification Exam: Schedule Online
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