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Holiday Shopping Begins, Remember to Double-Check Your Receipts

| 8:53 AM

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Here come the holidays; the bells and the cash registers will soon be ringing. That means it’s time to remember to always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.

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Vegetables Sprout in New $1.67 Billion County Crop Report

| 10:21 AM

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Agriculture values rose by just over 1% to $1.67 billion, and vegetable and vine crops thrived in San Diego County’s Annual Crop Report released today. 

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State Declares New Citrus Quarantine in Northern San Diego County

| 9:58 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture has declared a new citrus quarantine in northern San Diego County and part of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, after finding a citrus tree in the San Clemente area with Huanglongbing, a disease fatal to citrus.

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State Declares Citrus Quarantine Expansion in Valley Center

| 3:27 PM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture declared a citrus quarantine expansion in Valley Center on March 26, after detecting the fatal citrus tree disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening, in two citrus trees in residential neighborhoods in the Valley Center area during regular inspections.   

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It’s the Ship-Shipping-est Time of the Year; Don’t Pack a Pest!

| 11:09 AM

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The holiday season is back. It’s the time when many of us are personally mailing and shipping packages and gifts to faraway family and friends. Or maybe even traveling to deliver presents and bring back home gifts in return. Just remember—don’t pack a pest!

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Be Like Santa, Double-Check Your Receipts

| 10:26 AM

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The holiday season is the perfect time to remind everyone to remember to always, always double-check your receipts to make sure you’re not accidentally overcharged by faulty cash registers and price scanners.