Agriculture, Weights & Measures

The 2019 Crop Report is Here


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 the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures (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.   

Certified Farmers' Market Platform

Certified Farmers' Market Platform

Learn how local markets support agriculture, food access, and community using interactive filters for location, schedule, and nutrition benefits.
Citrus Quarantines

Citrus Quarantines

Stay up to date on active citrus pests, diseases, and quarantines in San Diego County.
San Diego County Crop Report

San Diego County Crop Report

The Crop Statistics & Annual Report provides information on crops, acreage, and yield in San Diego County.
Bees

Bees

Learn more about how AWM's Apiary Program helps local beekeepers protect bees and pollinators.
Farmers' Markets

Farmers' Markets

Find and visit your local certified farmers' market any day of the week throughout San Diego County!
Plant Pests Diagnostics Lab

Plant Pest Diagnostics Lab

Learn more about how AWM's lab helps detect, identify, and respond to invasive pests.
AWM Fees and Online Payments

AWM Fees and Online Payments

Learn more about AWM fees, and make payments through the online portal.
CDPR SprayDays Pesticide Notification System

SprayDays Pesticide Notification System

Visit the Department of Pesticide Regulation's SprayDays Notification System for timely info prior to agricultural applications of restricted material pesticides.
Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easement (PACE)

Purchase of Conservation Easement (PACE)

Apply for the PACE program to preserve San Diego County agricultural lands.

Announcements

Free Biosecurity Webinars for Dairy and Poultry Producers

USDA will host two free webinars on biosecurity best practices to help prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Learn more and register:

2025 Crop Report Questionnaire Now Available

The questionnaire for the next San Diego County Crop Report is out now, and we need your help filling it out to determine San Diego's agricultural economic value and top crops, and to inform the media, public, and policymakers.

Copies have been mailed to growers, but you can also fill out and return your questionnaire online:

For questions, please contact Bosko Celic at bosko.celic@sdcounty.ca.gov or (619) 380-6443. 

Winter Rain, Storm, or Flooding Damage Reporting

If your agricultural operation is damaged due to heavy rain, storm, or flooding, please fill out a Rain or Storm Agricultural Damage Assessment Form and return it by email to sdcawm@sdcounty.ca.gov or one of AWM's offices:

  • 9325 Hazard Ste. 100, San Diego, CA 92123
  • 151 E. Carmel St., San Marcos, CA 92078.

Multi-Hazard Farm-Ranch Emergency Plan Guide

CDFA California Animal Response Emergency Support (CARES) releases Multi-Hazard Farm-Ranch Emergency Plan Guide to help farmers and ranchers prepare in case of disasters.

Cotton Seed Bug (CSB) and Thrips Parvispinus

Two new invasive pests have been found in San Diego County nurseries: Cotton Seed Bug (CSB) and Thrips Parvispinus. Both pests are A-rated, meaning they are of known economic or environmental detriment. Learn more and help keep these pests from spreading by reading the fact sheets linked below:

For more questions and info, please contact AWM's Pest Exclusion Division at PHPP.AWM@sdcounty.ca.gov or (760) 752-4700.

2026 Apiary Registration

All beekeepers in the state of California must register their honey bee colonies by January 1, 2026, through the CDFA BeeWhere website.

While apiary fees have not been collected since 2022, these fees will resume in 2026. Learn more about 2026 Apiary Registration updates in this CDFA flyer and on AWM's Apiary Program page. 

New World Screwworm (NWS)

New World Screwworm (NWS) is a fly whose larvae feed on the living tissue of animals, including livestock, pets, wildlife, and even people. 

CDFA is conducting outreach after recent detections in Oaxaca, Mexico, and encourages the public to stay alert and report any maggots in a wound or animals with draining, foul-smelling sores to CDFA's Sick Animal Hotline at (866) 922-BIRD (2473).

Citrus Quarantine in Southern Orange and Northern San Diego Counties (September 2025)

CDFA has confirmed one detection of HLB in one citrus tree on a residential property in the San Clemente area of Orange County in August 2025. The quarantine area spans from southern Orange County to northern San Diego County, in the San Onofre and Agra areas, including the northwest part of Camp Pendleton.

Compliance Agreement for Growers who Export Nursery Products to Canada or Mexico

Nursery License Renewal Late Fees

Private Applicator Certification Exam: Schedule Online

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