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California’s strict COVID-19 measures have added more regulatory layers for agricultural employers dependent on the H-2A visa program for guest workers.

India is buying more California walnuts than it ever has, but West Coast farmers see a vast potential for even more trade as they wrap up a new media campaign in the Asian giant that is home to 1.3 billion people.

Members of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement have backed a pre-harvest testing protocol aimed at preventing foodborne illness outbreaks commonly associated with production near animals.

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.