Agricultural Department
Mission Statement
Our mission is to serve the public's interest by ensuring equity in the marketplace, promoting and protecting agriculture, assuring environmental quality, and protecting the health, safety and welfare of Sutter County's citizens.
We fulfill our mission through the following programs: Pest Exclusion, Pesticide Use Enforcement, Pest Detection, Fruit and Vegetable Standardization, Egg Quality Control, Pest Management, Nursery Inspection, Pest Eradication, Seed Inspection, Weights and Measures Enforcement, Predatory Animal Control, and other non-regulatory and special services programs.
Agricultural Damage Information
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a Major Disaster Declaration due to the Camp Fire Incident in Butte County. As part of this declaration, Sutter County has been designated as an Eligible Contiguous County for both physical and crop production loss. Please see the attached Cal OES communication for more details.
Pesticide Use Near Schools
Sutter County Walnut Theft Prevention Ordinance
On August 5, 2014, the Sutter County Board of Supervisors passed and adopted the Sutter County Walnut Theft Prevention Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish requirements regarding the transportation and identification of walnut crops, including establishing a walnut buying period. It is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to establish a means of verifying ownership of specified agricultural commodities in order to prevent and deter theft of walnuts.
Sutter County Department of Agriculture Weather Station Data
Get the latest weather data from the Weather Station at Garden Highway. Data is refreshed throughout the day, every day.
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Yuba City, CA 95991