Do Your Homework – Check Your Receipts!
Aug. 15, 2025 | 2:53 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
It’s back-to-school time and that means shopping for school supplies. And that also means, a reminder to check your receipts!
Tag: weights and measures
County Helps Map Your Way to Farmers’ Markets
Aug. 7, 2025 | 3:59 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
Finding a certified farmers’ market near you is now easier than ever. The County launched a new interactive website Wednesday that allows you pinpoint locations, dates, times and much more.
Credit: Shutterstock Holiday Shopping has Begun, Be Sure to Check Your Receipts!
Nov. 10, 2022 | 8:42 AMReading Time: 2 minutes
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.
New Number One Crop in County’s Annual Crop Report
Oct. 5, 2022 | 8:54 AMReading Time: 3 minutes
San Diego County has a new number-one crop for the first time in 12 years, other crops racked up double-digit value increases, and agriculture remained a key industry at $1.75 billion in value in the County’s new Crop Report. However, the report also showed total crop and commodity values fell for the first time since 2018, by nearly 3.2% from $1.8 billion a year ago.
VIDEO: Look Out Pests – Here Come the Pest Detectors!
Feb. 23, 2018 | 9:00 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
The best way to stop a pest infestation is to have a pest detection program in place. The County’s Agriculture, Weights & Measures Pest Detection Program makes sure that infestations of exotic pests are kept in check by setting and checking insect traps regularly in residential areas. If you think you may have exotic pests […]