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Davis-based Arcadia Biosciences purchased the assets of Agrasys S.A., a Barcelona, Spain-based food ingredients company that developed tritordeum, a cross between durum wheat and wild barley with anti-inflammatory properties that is known to improve or even prevent age-related macular degeneration.

More fresh, California-grown food may be headed to local schools, thanks to $8.49 million in grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork.

Gov. Gavin Newsom makes appointments to California's Regional Water Quality Boards and Church Brothers Farms makes additions to its sales team.

Two bills have ignited a debate over holding California's competitors to the same labor and environmental standards.

The Department of Agriculture has extended certain school lunch flexibilities through the 2021-2022 school year, including a waiver to allow schools to provide free meals to all children.

A landmark bill aimed at smoothing the development of ag carbon markets has been thoroughly rewritten to protect farmers and to give them more say over the certification of credit verifiers and technical advisers.

A special ag pass allowing farmers and ranchers access to land within a wildfire evacuation zone is being considered in Sacramento.

President Joe Biden is expected this week to issue a pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade, and he'll host a global climate summit where world leaders will be watching to see how far he’ll go to ensure the commitment is met.