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What's New
2012 Frost Protection Grower Workshops The Sonoma County Winegrape Commission will hold three meetings this month for grape growers in the Russian River watershed who use water for frost protection. The workshops will discuss how growers can comply with new State Water Control Board regulations and how to join a water demand management group and conserve water during frost season. More Information Posted January 31, 2012 2012 Frost Protection Registration The 2012 Frost Protection Registration renewal notices and invoices were mailed out on January 24, 2012 to all 2011 registrants. Please complete your renewal Frost Protection Registration as soon as you receive your invoice. Please contact our office if you have any questions about the Frost Protection Registration process. More Information Posted January 26, 2012 National Organic Certification Cost Share Program The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) is providing funds to assist with the cost of organic certification under the National Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be distributing reimbursement to operations that have been certified by a USDA accredited certifying agent. Cost Share applications will be processed on a first come, first served basis. More information (PDF: 62k) Posted January 18, 2012 CalAg Permits: Online Classes for Pesticide Use Reporting We will be holding three classes for online Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR’s) on our new system- CalAg Permits- here at the Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. Topics will include submitting Production Agriculture Monthly PUR’s, Monthly Summary PUR’s, and Notices of Intent online. We will also cover permit and map viewing, printing, and Help resources. Class dates & times:
These classes have been approved for 1 hour of continuing education in Laws and Regs and will be limited to 20 people per class. Please call (707) 565-2371 to sign up. We hope to see you there! Posted January 13, 2012 Winegrape Growers, Harvesters, Haulers and Wineries: If so, please check the revision date, found in the lower left corner, of the exhibits attached to your compliance agreement. Your compliance agreement will have one or more of the following exhibits: 1269 A, B, C, D1, D2, or Appendix 1. If the revision date is before August 1, 2011, the Calif. Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is requiring that we re-issue to you the latest version of these exhibits. We are re-issuing these exhibits through our website. Please go to Compliance Agreements and follow the instructions under the heading: "IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT." Posted November 15, 2011 New Online Pesticide Use Reporting Program 10/10/11 – CalAg Permits Posted October 3, 2011 We’ve updated our webpage summary of key EGVM/ LBAM quarantine requirements for winegrape growers/ haulers/ wineries. There are now links to webpages regarding:
Updated August 18, 2011 Updated August 18, 2011 Shipping Requirement Changes Please contact us 6 to 8 weeks in advance of harvest if you plan on shipping grapes out of Sonoma County. There have been some changes in the shipping requirements. For details, please see Shipment of Wine Grapes Out of Sonoma County. Updated August 11, 2011 Safeguarding of Grapes at Wineries A third option has been added regarding the safeguarding of grapes at wineries. For details, please see Wineries – Safeguarding of Loads. Updated August 11, 2011 Information for Home Winemakers We have added a page with European Grapevine Moth (EGVM) information for home winemakers. Home Winemakers Updated August 11, 2011 Grape Must Grape must is now exempt from EGVM quarantine regulations. Grape Must Updated August 11, 2011
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