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September 15, 2025 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

CDFA Announces Vacancies on Certified Farmers' Market Committee

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced vacancies on the Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee (CFMAC).


September 11, 2025 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County GSAs Seek Input from Agricultural Groundwater Users on Policies & Programs

The Sonoma County Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are dedicated to monitoring and sustaining local groundwater levels. Groundwater plays a critical role in supporting agriculture throughout Sonoma County, representing between 30% to 60% of groundwater use in Petaluma Valley, Santa Rosa Plain, and Sonoma Valley.


August 13, 2025 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Pesticide Use Report Form Changes for Production Agriculture

Due to recent changes to Title 3, California Code of Regulations (3 CCR) sections 6624 & 6626 concerning pesticide use reports (PURs) for production agriculture, start and end times are now required for all pesticide applications on an agricultural commodity.

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September 09, 2025 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County reports $857.6 million in agricultural production for 2024; highlights resilience of poultry producers, shifts in grape and apple markets

Sonoma County’s agricultural production reached a total value of $857,620,400 in 2024, a 9.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the annual Crop Report released today by the Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures.


September 10, 2024 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County sees an 18.8 percent increase in total value of agricultural production

The total value of agricultural crops grown in Sonoma County last year was nearly $950 million, according to the 2023 Sonoma County Crop Report, which the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures presented to the Board of Supervisors today. The annual accounting of local agricultural commodity production and gross values, based on a survey of more than 1,000 Sonoma County producers, showed the total value was $945,722,700, which represents an 18.8 percent increase over the 2022 value of $796 million.


November 07, 2023 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures releases 2022 crop and livestock report

The total value of agricultural crops grown in Sonoma County last year was nearly $800 million, according to the 2022 Sonoma County Crop Report, which the Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures presented to the Board of Supervisors today.