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2022-2023 Agricultural Winter Storm Damage Assessment Form
The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures (AWM) is conducting a preliminary data capture to evaluate potential damage and/or loss sustained during the December 2022 – January 2023 rain events in Sonoma County. AWM may contact the reporting party for additional information. Data collected is for AGRICULTURAL RELATED damage and/or loss only. Read full story
25th Annual UCCE North Coast IPM Seminar
The 25th Annual UCCE North Coast IPM Seminar will be held virtually on November 16 – 17, 2022, from 8:00 am – 12:15 pm each day and is approved for 8 DPR CE hours (2 hours of Laws & Regs and 6 hours Other). Read full story
Agriculture Access Verification Card Program
Information regarding the application process, program eligibility, fire safety training, card issuance, and additional program information, as well as links to the online application and letter of authorization can now be found online in English at https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/AWM/AgAccess or in Spanish at https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/AWM/AgAccess-Espanol. Read full story
Fall Plastic Recycling Day!
The Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures is holding the annual Plastic Recycling Day on Monday, November 7th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The event is being held at: 160 Grant Avenue, Healdsburg, CA 95448. Read full story
Farmer and Farmworker Mental Health Webinar QPR Training for Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture, UC Davis AgrAbility, CSU Fresno, and the CalHOPE campaign are teaming up to offer the second of three virtual convenings on Farmer and Farmworker Mental Health and Stress. Read full story
2022 Crane Scale Workshop – Weights and Measures
The Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures would like to invite you to have your harvest crane scales certified at one of their annual crane scale workshops being help July 29, 2022 and August 5, 2022. Read full story
Notice of Fee Changes – Effective July 1, 2022
The Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures was one of three Sonoma County departments that engaged with a consultant, NBS, to conduct a User Fee Study. Read full story
Notice of Proposed Fee Changes
On March 22, 2022, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will be holding a hearing to consider adjustments to registration fees, permit fees and fees charged for services. Included in the adjustments will be changes to some fees for the Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures. Read full story