A healthy environment and productive agriculture is in the public interest because it contributes significantly to Siskiyou county's physical and economic well being through environmental stability and a dependable supply of food and fiber.

We are charged with promoting and protecting the agricultural industry of Siskiyou County, and to provide leadership in developing policy on important issues facing Siskiyou County Agriculture. We are to ensure that the consumer has confidence that they receive accurate weight and measure in the market place. Our purpose is to protect the environment and the citizens of the county through our environmental and natural resource protection, consumer and industry protection, air quality, and animal control programs.

2008 Siskiyou County Crop & Livestock Report

The Department of Agriculture Consists of Several Divisions:

 Agriculture and Weights & Measures

  Environmental and Natural Resource Protection

• Pesticide Use Enforcement & Environmental Monitoring
• Plant Protection & Quarantine Inspection
• Pest Detection
• Vegetation Management
• Vertebrate Pest Management
• Nursery Inspection
• Seed Inspection
• Apiary Inspection
• Integrated Pest Management

Consumer and Industry Protection

• Fresh Fruit, Nut, Vegetable and Honey Quality Control
• Egg Quality Control
• Weights and Measures
• Crop Report
• Certified Farmers’ Markets (Direct Marketing)
• Organic Registration and Inspection

 Animal Control Program

  Domestic Animal Control || Predatory Animal Control

 Air Pollution Control

  Air Pollution Control

• Air Monitoring
• Burn Program
• Stationary Source

Home Page | Environmental/Natural Resource Protection | Consumer/Industry Protection
Domestic/Predatory Animal Control | Air Pollution Control

Contact Siskiyou County Department of Agriculture
525 South Foothill Drive, Yreka, Phone: (530) 841-4025, Fax: (530) 842-6690