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Strawberries & Specialty Crops

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Worker Health & Safety

More on Pesticide Use Programs protecting farm workers

Grape Growing & Wine Making

More on Light Brown Apple Moth & European Grape Vine Moth

Protecting Consumers

More on Weights & Measures insuring accurate pricing

Certified Organics

More on Organic producers and certification information

Preventing Pests & Diseases

More on our Pest Detection & Management Programs

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The Agricultural Commissioner is dedicated to worker health and safety, the protection of environmental resources, and the promotion of the agricultural sector of Monterey County.

Agriculture Harvests $8.2 billion and over 73,000 Jobs in County

  • The report, "Economic Contributions of Monterey County Agriculture: Leading the Field 2011" was released at a press event held this morning, April 11, by Eric Lauritzen, Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner.
  • Click to view the Press Release or Full Report

Monterey County Agriculture Commissioner visits Azerbaijan

  • The name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue and some Americans might be hard-pressed to find it on the map: Azerbaijan. You could have counted Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Eric Lauritzen among the ranks of those who knew little about this former Soviet ... Read article in the Salinas Californian.

New State Fee on Device Registrations

  • Businesses that have not paid their 2012 Weights & Measures Device Registration Fee, or who register new devices, will now have to pay an additional fee that will be used to fund the state Division of Measurement Standards.  Visit CDFA for more information

2011 Ranch Maps are now available

  • View ranch maps online
  • Ranch map books and CD's are available for purchase at the Agricultural Commissioner's Main Office and branch offices.