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Selling Nursery Products

California Department of Food & Agriculture's Plant Health & Pest Prevention Services regulate the sale of nursery products.
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Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa

Informacin el Programa Los Formularios Preguntas ms Frecuentes Grabacione de Webinar A grabacione de webinar: Obtenga informacin sobre el programa Operaciones De Alimentos Hechos En Casa.
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Skincare Product Regulations

Artisan skincare products can be made in the home and may be a good option for expanding your farming enterprise. This page covers the regulations associated with making skincare products in Sonoma County.
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Farm Labor

Farm Commons "From exploring wage and insurance obligations, to establishing an internship program, to providing workers housing, and more, find tipsheets, flowcharts, checklists, guides and multimedia material for navigating employment laws here.
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Key considerations when implementing a drip system

Topography: This refers to land surfaceshills, slopes, north/south orientation, valleys, rivers, lakes, (natural or artificial features)or buildings. All of these affect air and water flow and can create microclimates in your own yard.
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Climate Forward Trees

In 2021 the University of California Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County partnered with the City of Santa Rosa to develop a recommend palette of tree species that are likely to thrive in our projected climate in the years 2050-2100.
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Santolina grows well in Sonoma County
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Santolina (Lavender Cotton)

Santolina chamaecyparissus from the Mediterranean Basin is commonly called lavender cotton, a confusing name with no connection to either lavender or cotton. The Latin derivation translates to holy flax in English, but that, too, is obscure.
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Organic Requirements

USDA Organic Seal can only be used on Certified Organic products Regulated by USDA Ag Marketing Service National Organic Program The word 'organic' its use is protected by USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) standards.
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USDA Recognizes Avian Leukosis as a Trimmable Condition

July 18, 2020 from NMPAN listserv - for USDA Poultry Operations: FSIS has granted a petition from the National Chicken Council (NCC) respectfully to amend its regulations to recognize avian leukosis as a trimmable condition. Specifically, the petition requested that FSIS (1) amend 9 C.F.R. 381.
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