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Arcadia Biosciences Partners with Grow West® and Buttonwillow Warehouse Company to Bring GoodHemp Seeds to California Growers
-- Unique partnership expands Arcadia's GoodHemp Innovation Partners program and gives growers access to best-in-class hemp seeds and production support --
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[{"type":"text","content":"-- Unique partnership expands Arcadia's GoodHemp Innovation Partners program and gives growers access to best-in-class hemp seeds and production support --\n\n\nDAVIS, Calif., March 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKDA), a leader in science-based approaches to enhancing the quality and nutritional value of crops and food ingredients, today announced a new strategic partnership with Grow West, one of the largest independent marketers of agricultural products in California, and Buttonwillow Warehouse Company (BWC), a family owned and operated fertilizer and crop protection products company in central and Southern California, to introduce Arcadia's USDA-compliant GoodHemp seed line to California growers. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nUnder the terms of the agreement, Grow West and BWC will bring their collective grower relationships to Arcadia's GoodHemp Innovation Partners platform – a select group of growers with exclusive access to Arcadia's team of breeders, geneticists and computation biologists, as well as the company's seed catalog of cutting-edge new hemp varieties.\n\"With more than 17,000 acres grown in the state last year, and even more planned for 2020, California is a key region for U.S. hemp production,\" said Sarah Reiter, Arcadia's chief commercial officer. \"Through this strategic partnership with Grow West and Buttonwillow Warehouse Company, Arcadia gains access to every production acre in the state, including top California cultivators who rely on the crop and pest control advisors of these two companies to make important decisions throughout the growing season. Together, we'll be working closely to ensure those growers understand and leverage the unique benefits of GoodHemp's seed catalog.\"\nArcadia first introduced GoodHemp, its commercial brand for delivering genetically superior hemp seeds, transplants, flower and extracts, at the American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo in Chicago. Since its December launch, GoodHemp has expanded from five seed varieties to ten, primarily focused on compliant cannabidiol (CBD) production, one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. growers in light of the USDA's guidelines mandating that states test and dispose of \"hot\" crops that exceed 0.3 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In future years, the GoodHemp portfolio is expected to include see...