2013 CASAP CONFERENCE CACASA REPORT

Stacy Carlsen

Marin County Agricultural Commissioner 1-19-13

Topic On My Mind

• • • • CACASA Structure and Function CACASA Hot, Warm, Cold Topics Federal Farm Bill Issues Inspection and Standards Challenges

CACASA Structure & Function

2012/2013 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT – Louie Mendoza PRESIDENT- Elect – Stacy Carlsen V. PRESIDENT (Agriculture)- Jim Allan

V. PRESIDENT (Weights & Measures)

– Kurt Floren EXEC. SECRETARY – John Gardner PAST PRESIDENT – Mary Pfeiffer EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Tim Cansler • • Regional Area Groups Numerous Committees PRAC, Weed and Vert., Nursery Seed and Apiary, Legislative, Information Management, F&V Weights and Measures Laws and Regulation (L&R), Specification and Tolerances (S&T)

CACASA Hot, Warm, Cold Topics

• • • • • • • • • DMS Consortium-The Fuels (Conventional and Alternative) Working Group and Manufacturing, Packaging, and Retail Working Group License of Eligibility- CAC/Sealer licenses upon separation of employment (5 year renewal) “requalifying examination” CDFA Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) PEST ISSUES- GWSS-PD, SOD, EVGM, LBAM, ACP-HLB Wildlife Services Weed Free Hay MOU signed and extended until 2017 CDPR Liaison- Joe Marade ; CDFA Liaison –Gary Leslie NCWM – Professional Certification Program Cannella Farming Act

CACASA Hot, Warm, Cold Topics

• • • • • • CACASA/CDFA Joint Program Improvement Working Group – Discussing the annual financial statement data, survey questionnaire, CDFA pest detection programs Closed Mixing System working group-DPR is proposing to submit draft proposed regulation changes for their upcoming 2013 Rulemaking Calendar CDPH Pesticide and Schools Study THE LIFE CYCLE OF LEGISLATION- In California, all laws are enacted by the passage of bills. A bill either proposes a new law or amends or repeals the existing law.

AB 1623 extends the authority for a county board of supervisors to charge fees to recover the costs of the county sealer until January 1, 2018, and establishes or revises certain device fee caps.

CACASA DC Delegation

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US Farm Bill

History (Why?) Purpose CACASA Issues Programs State and County Benefits $25 Billion Cut

What does the Farm Bill impact?

• • • • • How food is grown What food is grown Who grows it Our diets and public health Well-being of farmers and farm workers • • Rural communities Environment and natural resources

What is in the Farm Bill?

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Fifteen “Titles” or Chapters: I: Commodity II: Conservation III: Trade IV: Nutrition V: Credit VI: Rural Development VII: Research VIII: Forestry IX: Energy X: Horticulture and Organic XI: Livestock XII: Crop Insurance XIII: Commodity Futures XIV: Miscellaneous XV: Trade and Tax Provisions

How much does the Farm Bill cost?

• 10 year budget estimates: • • • • $775 billion: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $90 billion: Crop insurance subsidies $67 billion: Commodity subsidies $65 billion: Conservation programs

Who writes the Farm Bill?

• • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry House Committee on Agriculture

Why then a Farm Bill?

1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act Keep farmers on the land Farm price and income support 1936 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act Keep the land on the land!

Soil conservation

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Moving beyond the Farm

Rural Development Title –

1970 Agricultural Act

Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution –

1977 Food and Agriculture Act

Renewable Energy –

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

Horticulture and Organic –

Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008

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Expired in 2012

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Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012

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Extensions granted for 2013

Why now a Farm Bill?

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Keep farmers on the land

– Shift from price support to direct payments, insurance and disaster payments – New, beginning and disadvantaged farmer support

Keep the land on the land!

– Focus on working lands as well as non-farmed – More support for sustainable farming

Photograph from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration .

Why now a Farm Bill?

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Food security

– “Cheap” and abundant commodity production – “Eater” subsidies (food stamps, school lunch, etc.) – Farmers Markets

Rural community support

– Housing – economic development – Renewable energy – New markets

Photograph from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration . Photo courtesy of Minnesota CERTS

Today’s Farm Bill Most of the “Farm Bill” money now goes to nutrition

FY13 Process

2008 Farm Bill: Section 10201

Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention • USDA-APHIS funding distribution from Farm Bill Section 10201, Pest and Disease Management. California received funding totaling $15,515,277, or 31% of total funds ($50 million available).

Section 10201

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is charged with implementing Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill to prevent the introduction or spread of plant pests and diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture and the environment. Under the Farm Bill, APHIS provides funding to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, while working to safeguard the nursery production system.

OCT

FY13 Farm Bill Implementation

2012 2013 NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR

Update Submission Process Review w/Stakeholders Finalize Guidelines Suggestion Open Period Review Suggestions/Develop Spending Plan Departmental Review Develop work plans Execute Agreements

What California Received

GOAL 1: NATIONAL SURVEY

$172,946 $33,241 $11,080 $132,964 $539,665 Enhanced Exotic Pests Surveys $9,310,449 Exotic Wood Boring and Bark Beetle Survey $138,505

TOTAL $10,338,850

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GOAL 2: DETECTOR DOGS

California Detector Dog Team Program $3,365,119

GOAL 3: DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES

Development of Attractants and Improved Trap designs for Exotic Wood borers $146,261 Enhancing Taxonomic and Molecular Diagnostics Capacity for Fruit Flies(Diptera:Tephritidae) $152,055 Safeguarding Against Scale Insect Pests: A Digital Tool for Training Screening and Identification $62,819

TOTAL $399,916

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$15,515,277 PERCENT OF TOTAL: 31%

GOAL 4: NURSERY CERTIFICATION Best Management Practices in Nurseries: Survey & Documentation of BMPs Used in Ornamental Nurseries $33,241

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GOAL 5: OTHER Invasive Species Outreach and Education to Protect US Forests Landscapes and Ornamental Nurseries $72,833 Collaborative and Enhanced First Detector Training for Florida and California $60,942 National Ornamental research site at Dominican Univeristy Oversight and Liaison (NORSDUC) $55,402 GOAL 4: SYSTEMS APPROACHES FOR NURSERY PRODUCTION Confirming the pathogenicity and host range of Phytophthora ramorum $77,770 National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University of California (NORS-DUC) $739,499

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GOAL 5: GOAL 6: APPLIED MITIGATION R & D Management of Select Exotic Arthropods during Shipping $183,339 GOAL 6: PREPARATION $133,775 Regional Strategic System for Early Detection of Invasive Species $188,366 TOTAL $371,705 TOTAL $905,912

California Agriculture Detector Dog Team Program County Alameda Contra Costa Fresno Los Angeles CA Dog Team Distribution

# of Teams 1 2 1 2

Area Covered Bay Area Bay Area Central Valley Los Angeles County Sacramento San Bernardino San Diego San Joaquin

1 2 2 1

Sacramento Valley Inland Empire San Diego County San Joaquin County Santa Clara 1 South Bay Area Total Parcels Alerted on by Dog Total Parcels Unmarked with Agricultural Commodities Total A & Q Pests Total Violations of Plant Quarantine Law and Regulations 50,294 1,981 57 2,016

California Pest Detection Program

State and Federal funding $33.194 million Local county general fund $ 6.973 million MedFly McPhail Oriental Fruit Fly Melon Fly Gypsy Moth Japanese Beetle Apple Maggot Boll Weevil European Corn Borer Eastern Pine Shoot Moth Total California $40.167 million 23,336 19,011 19,888 19,250 17,625 10,323 240 67 147 89 6,550 6,301 6,342 3,903 5,087 3,911 0 0 0 0

Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP

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In California, ACP is found in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Tulare counties.

Weed Problem - Invasive Species

• • • • • • According to the California Invasive Plant Council’s recent estimates, $82,000,000 is spent annually to control the invasive noxious weeds that infest millions of acres in California.

California County Agricultural Commissioners (CAC), along with the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA), maintains responsibilities to protect resources, recreational, and wildlands from the threat of invasive noxious weeds.

CACs are concerned about infestations of serious weed species such as Scotch Thistle, Leafy and Oblong Spurge, Scotch Broom, and Diffuse and Spotted Knapweeds USFS budgets for NEPA preparation and invasive noxious weeds are maintained in the USDA budget line items Integrated Resource and Restoration (IRR) and Hazardous Fuels Reduction (HFR).

The IRR line item enacted level for FY 2010 was $668 million.

The HFR line item enacted level for FY 2010 was $340 million.

Symptoms then Solutions Thresholds Control Alternatives IPM Synthetic Inputs Functional Biodiversity Process and Synergy Diversification Agroecosystem Multiple Functions and Products

Traditional Family Cultural Diversity Social Equity

Conventional Agriculture

AGROECOLOGY

Sustainable Agriculture

Organic Certification Alternative Inputs Organic Agric.

Symptoms then Solutions Direct &Local Markets

Economic Viability Ecosystem Integrity

NCWM - PDC Certification Triangle

Professional Certification Exam Development

Certification

Retail Motor Fuel Devices Small Capacity Scales Class III Package Checking Basic Vehicle Tank Meters Medium Capacity Scales Large Capacity Scales LPG Liquid Metering Devices Price Verification

Status

Posted Being Posted Being Posted Question Drafting In Queue In Queue In Queue In Queue 410-1 2012 Annual Meeting - PDC

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CASAP Member Challenges

410 people who hold at least one commissioner or sealer license 420 people who hold at least one deputy license but do not hold a commissioner or sealer license. 1,685 people who currently hold at least one biologist or inspector license but do not hold a deputy, commissioner or sealer license.

Questions

Fix #23

Talking Points

• Farm Bill 2013: Maintain the Pest and Disease program (aka Section 10201) advocating for increased funding. Maintain FY 12 funding levels for: • Glassy-wing Pierce’s disease • ACP-HLB • Wildlife Services • Canines (through Farm Bill funding) • EGVM • Noxious weeds • Custom Border Protection agricultural inspections (Note: Maintaining FY 12 levels may be laudable in an austere federal budget environment but unrealistic.)