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An ingredient Impossible Foods says makes its plant-based burgers “meaty” should have undergone more testing by the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Food Safety contends in a brief filed in federal appeals court in California.

A new measure aims to offer technical assistance grants to help landowners reduce water usage.

Several lawmakers have joined calls from labor groups for Newsom to better prioritize farmworkers for COVID-19 vaccines.

Tom Vilsack, set to take a historic second stint as agriculture secretary, is pledging to make climate change and racial justice top priorities for the Agriculture Department, assuring senators that he understands the times and challenges have changed since he left the government four years ago.

California farm groups have stepped into a U.S. Supreme Court battle over a state law allowing unions to enter ag property.

Tom Vilsack gets a chance this week to outline his vision for a second stint at the Agriculture Department in which he will be expected to play a major role in carrying out President Joe Biden’s climate policy and racial justice agenda.

Responding to an executive order issued by the Biden administration, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued guidance for companies to help stop the spread of COVID at workplaces and said it was looking at setting an emergency standard for COVID-19.

Senator Dave Min's bill would prohibit firearm sales at fairs affiliated with CDFA.

The Senate Rules Committee has unanimously confirmed two appointments to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

The incoming chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Debbie Stabenow, says she’ll seek to use climate legislation to put more money into conservation programs that encourage growers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.