County Releases Crop Report
Jul. 24, 2019 | 9:58 AMThree of San Diego County’s Top 10 Crops reached their highest total values in the past decade in the annual Crop Report released by the County today.
Tag: agriculture
VIDEO: Learning the A, Bee, C’s of Beekeeping
May 17, 2019 | 12:38 PMHere’s a class where the top grade is a B, so to speak. The County’s Agriculture, Weights and Measures department and the University of California Cooperative Extension in San Diego have joined forces to host a six-month program for apprentice beekeepers looking to become Master Beekeepers.
VIDEO: Kids Get Hands-on Lesson on Bugs
Mar. 22, 2019 | 9:53 AMThe best way to learn is to get your hands on something. So San Diego County entomologist Tracy Ellis and her crew brought a collection of bugs to San Pasqual Union School to teach the kids a few things about insects. It’s one of the many ways the County’s Agriculture, Weights and Measures Department helps educate […]
VIDEO: Pest Detector Works Like a Dog
Jan. 24, 2019 | 10:21 AMAnd that’s because he is one! The County’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures favorite canine colleague has four legs and the best sense of smell. Doesn’t hurt that he’s cute, too! Tuk is the newest detection dog used by the department to help inspectors sniff out packages that come through that mail that may contain harmful pests […]
VIDEO: Evil Weevil Threatening Date Palm Trees
Jun. 30, 2017 | 11:23 AMThis bug has traveled far, and now that it’s here, its dangerous appetite is causing quite a stir.
VIDEO: Finding Pests: Inspectors Keep Flower Fields Looking Good
Jun. 1, 2017 | 10:41 AMIf you’ve ever been to the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch, you know how the flowers there seem to go on and on and on. There are more than 50 acres of picture-perfect blooms there, partly thanks to County inspectors.