Agriculture, Weights and Measures
If you have ever gone to a farmers’ market, checked out at a grocery store, pumped gas or wondered if that produce was truly organic, you have benefitted from the Dept. of Agriculture, Weights & Measures. While you go about your daily lives, we protect you against the spread of harmful pests, monitor pesticide use, and ensure price accuracy and proper package labeling.
We stand for a thriving agricultural community, healthy residents and consumer confidence in the weight, quantity and price of things you purchase locally.
As part of the County’s Land Use & Environment Group, we are here to help you thrive and look forward to serving you.
**Information can be translated to preferred language by
using the Google Translate option at the top right corner of the
page. Look for:
AWM's 2021-2022 Budget
Land Use and Environment Group Budget | Land Use and Environment Group Budget Infographic
Download a high resolution PDF of the full AWM infographic in one of these languages
Arabic | Chinese (Traditional) | English | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- **NEW** Stop Use Order for EcoMight-Pro and EcoMight’s Whack Out Weeds Herbicide
- **NEW** Alternative Herbicide Pilot Project Stakeholder Meeting Video/Presentation
- Pesticide Container Recycling Event (OCT 2021)
- Board of Supervisors Approved Fee Change Announcements
- Measurement Standards Fee Increases and Fee Deferral End Date
- AWM Lobbies at County Operations Center in San Diego and San Marcos Office Fully Open June 15th
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- Fee Deferral Ending
- Organic Training Available
- Nursery License Renewal Late Fees
DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION
Agriculture, Weights and Measures
Shared Mission
Promoting a thriving agricultural community, healthy residents and balanced environment. Supporting a fair marketplace and consumer confidence in the accuracy of product weight, measure and price.
We serve you by protecting public health, the environment and local agriculture.
Here is a sample of what we do:
- Ensure the safe use of pesticides and investigate illnesses
- Prevent the establishment of pests that require pesticide controls, sting or severely injure people, or inhibit growing fresh nutritious fruits, vegetables and other plants
- Promote the use of effective biocontrol measures
- Regulate organic growers, certified producers and certified farmers’ markets to allow local marketing of fresh commodities
- Ensure accurate net quantity of packaged goods and accuracy of commercial weighing, measuring and scanning devices
- Protect people from injury and disease caused by wildlife
Translations: Spanish, Tagalog, Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese











