Best Practices for Pesticide Ground Application

Best Practices for Pesticide Ground Application

Register for October 25 Webinar on Best Practices for Pesticide Ground Application EPA is hosting a webinar titled “Best Practices for Ground Application” on October 25, 2018, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET. This webinar is tailored for growers, pesticide applicators, pest...
Proposals for  2019 Specialty Crop Grants

Proposals for 2019 Specialty Crop Grants

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR 2019 SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS SACRAMENTO, September 24, 2018 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant...
Calaveras – Kevin Wright

Calaveras – Kevin Wright

Kevin Wright. Wright grew up in Dobbs Ferry, a small town 30 miles north of New York City. He earned a degree in biology from the New York State College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. After graduating, he served two years in the Peace...
Tuolumne – Gary Stockel

Tuolumne – Gary Stockel

Gary Stockel, who was hired in 2014 to replace Vicki Helmar. In addition to his duties as Agricultural Commissioner, Stockel is Sealer of Weights and Measures, Air Pollution Control Officer, and Animal Control Director. He was born and raised in Hayward. He graduated...
Los Angeles – Kurt Floren

Los Angeles – Kurt Floren

Kurt Floren was appointed County Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures in January 2005. Raised in Glendale, he majored in biology at California State University, Northridge, and began working for Los Angeles County in 1981 as a pest detection...