By Elizabeth Ireland, Times of San Diego Thanks for everything, Podder! After four years working for the San Diego County Agriculture, Weights & Measures Department, Podder the detector dog was honored Wednesday as he heads into retirement. County staff organized...
The California Attorney General’s office has announced sentencing in a multi-year investigation of recycling fraud in Sacramento County. More than $80 million was paid out to Recycling Services Alliance, a redemption center for California Redemption Value (CRV)...
Español SACRAMENTO, July 16, 2021 – A state exterior quarantine has been declared to prohibit the introduction of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, into California. Spotted lanternfly was first detected in North American in 2014 in Pennsylvania and...
It’s Invasive Species Action Week in California through June 13. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is partnering with other government agencies and environmental groups to discuss the threats posed by invasive species. CDFA’s Report a Pest Program...
SACRAMENTO, April 8, 2021 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Farm Equity Office is seeking public comments on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the California Underserved and Small Producer Grant...
The year 2020 began on a hopeful note – as all new years do. Very soon, however, it transformed into the year that introduced a “new normal” to the world as we know it. That’s why this year’s theme for the U.S. National Weights and Measures Week (March 1 – 7, 2021) is...
