Sections 2272(a) and 2279 of the California Food and Agricultural Code require the County Agricultural Commissioner to submit an annual report to the State Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture regarding the condition, acreage, production and value of agricultural products in the county. An annual report shall also include what is being done to eradicate, control or manage pests and actions relating to the exclusion of pests or quarantines against pests. The report may include information about organic farming, biotechnology, integrated pest management and biological control activities in the county. The 2014 Crop Report provides core agricultural statistical data and programmatic information about Contra Costa County. It contains information about the many sources of food production in the county, including commercial and small-scale diversified farms, community and school gardens, nurseries, and livestock production. In addition, articles on the drought, native plants, cherry production, urban agriculture and the work being completed by Weights and Measures staff illustrate the diversity of farming in the county and the work that the County Agricultural Commissioner’s office does to support a robust agricultural industry.
The annual filing of a county crop report is required of the Agricultural Commissioner per sections 2272(a) and 2279 of the California Food and Agricultural Code. A negative action would delay filing or prevent submission.