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The federal government has a new plan to crack down on organic label fraud in the food industry. And with about 20 percent of the nation's organic farms and acreage, California has a strong interest in how that's done.

A new study from UC Davis researchers found that the proportion of good to bad fire in the Sierra Nevada — and much of California — is out of balance.

California is in the midst of its driest period in at least 1,200 years, according to a recent study in the journal Nature Climate Change. And, climatologists say early predictions point toward yet another below-average rainy season in the coming months that would only worsen the already extreme drought conditions.

This summer at the California State Fair, cannabis farmers will get their first-ever chance to win the state’s top agricultural prize.

California energy regulators were considering whether to vote this week on a controversial plan to cut the financial benefits residential rooftop solar customers currently enjoy. But that vote is now on hold, indefinitely.