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Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County

| 12:19 PM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a new quarantine area affecting Spring Valley, Bonita and five cities in San Diego County after Mexican fruit flies were found during a routine inspection in La Mesa. 

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State Declares Citrus Quarantine in Ramona

| 10:03 AM

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a new citrus quarantine in Ramona on March 2 after detecting the fatal citrus-greening disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) in two residential citrus trees during regular inspections.

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Remember All You Santa Clauses, Don’t Pack a Pest

| 10:18 AM

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The Holiday Season is one of the busiest shipping times of the year, with gifts riding and flying all over the country. If you’ll be sending shipments or bringing home gifts from travels, just remember, forego dangerous hitchhikers — do not pack a pest!

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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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Holiday Shopping has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts!

| 8:42 AM

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You may have noticed. The holiday shopping season has begun! That means it is the perfect time to remind all you Santa Clauses out there—always double-check your receipts so you don’t get accidentally overcharged by faulty cash register price scanners.