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San Joaquin County agriculture commissioner outlines 100‑plus years of local ag programs and export work
Summary
Agriculture Commissioner Kamaljeet Bagri told the Board of Supervisors the office traces to an 1881 state act, now runs 36 programs and export-certification services that shipped to 98 countries; Bagri said the county’s agricultural economy is roughly $3.2 billion and the office employs 47 full‑time and 21 part‑time staff.
Kamaljeet Bagri, San Joaquin County’s agricultural commissioner and sealer of weights and measures, told the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 that the office’s roots go back to a March 1881 state act creating county horticulture commissioners. “I’m the tenth agriculture commissioner and the first woman to serve San Joaquin County,” Bagri said during a presentation on the office’s history, functions and staffing.
Bagri outlined 36 programs managed by the office, including pesticide regulation,…
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