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March 09, 2026 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Sonoma County Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures Proposes Fee Changes Effective 07.01.2026

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors are conducting consolidated fee hearings on March 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Chambers located at 575 Administration Drive in Santa Rosa.  The Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures is proposing fee increases for the Agriculture, Land Stewardship, and Weights & Measures divisions.  


September 23, 2025 | Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures

Fall Plastic Recycling Day--October 21, 2025

The Department of Agriculture plans to hold plastic container recycling events twice per year.

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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.