Arcadia biosciences will establish seed to sale vertical cannabis

Past speakers

FOCUS on indoor and vertical agriculture
See March 2021 UC Davis news release
See information about the Urban Greenhouse Challenge #3

Gail Taylor
Professor
Chair of the Plant Sciences Dept.
UC Davis

Heiner Lieth
Professor and
Extension Specialist,
Plant Sciences Dept.
UC Davis

Md Shamim Ahamed
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
UC Davis

Max Vo
Managerial Economics Student,
Plant Sciences Researcher at UC Davis,
Team AggieCulture Leader for the Urban Greenhouse Challenge #3

Swasti Reddy
Product Development Manager
Vilmorin-Mikado USA

David Nothmann
COO
Unfold Bio

On January 27:

8:00 – 9:00 AM Pacific time: 1st series of 20 3-minute presentations
1:00 – 2:00 PM Pacific time: 2nd series of 20 3-minute presentations

online company visits, during which you will be able
to learn more about these companies and their technologies than fits in a 3-minute presentation, meet team members, ask many questions, and lay
the groundwork for future collaboration.

Kent Bradford
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Founder Emeritus, Seed Biotechnology Center
Co-Founder, Seed Central
UC Davis

Topic: Understanding the behavior of seed (and cell) populations

Following up on this presentation, Kent Bradford will present and discuss his vision for new developments in seed science and technology at a Seminar Series, offered to Seed Central Premium members.

Interested? Contact Fran�ois Korn at [email protected]

Focus on digital & AI technologies for agriculture
This is how the Digital Agriculture laboratory at UC Davis defines ‘digital agriculture’:
Digital Agriculture integrates advanced technologies to enhance agricultural production system. It includes cutting-edge techniques to acquire data, convert them to practical knowledge using validated interpretation models, and exploit this knowledge as decision-support tools.

The Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems, or AIFS, was launched October 1, 2020 to solve the world�s biggest challenges to crop and food production facing our planet: ensuring a sustainable, nutritious, efficient and safe food supply while mitigating the impacts of climate change.

Dr. Patil�s team is using a multi-pronged approach to improve breeding, bolster the consumption of regionally produced specialty melons, and strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the U.S. melon industry.

Seeds by Design�s original concept in 1994 was based on the production, marketing, and brokering of high quality, open pollinated vegetable seed varieties to the home garden market. Shortly thereafter, we discovered the seed market was saturated with many seed companies selling the same products. The realization that seed buyers were hungry for new and unique products to grow their own market channels, helped create the innovation that continues to drive Seeds by Design to become and remain a market leader.

Seeds by Design�s collection of experimental niche markets, including heirloom, hybrid, open pollinated, and uniquely colored vegetables, are expanding faster than we can produce the seed. Currently, Seeds by Design�s product line consists largely of proprietary and specialty products that are only available for purchase from us. Seeds by Design�s knowledge and experience creates the foundation to produce high quality wholesale products and distribute both domestically and internationally with the diversity and service our customers demand.

Her Startup – Encounters with women entrepreneurs who launched their own companies in ag & food, from seed to health (April 2021)
The ‘Job Panorama’ in a seed company (April 2019)
Seed & agbiotech professionals with atypical backgrounds (March 2018)
Women in biotech (March 2017)
The seed industry is a great place for women to work – and for men too (January 2016)

Dr. Siobhan Brady
Professor
Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences
Genome Center
UC Davis

TOPIC:
Root Cell Type Development, Evolution and its Integration with the Environment

In a February 2021 article, the magazine The Scientist describes Dr. Brady as �a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development�. It states: �Her lab recently completed a years-long project to map gene expression and regulation in individual tomato cell types that she expects will be a valuable resource in researchers� efforts to breed plants that are going to be more able to tolerate harsh environments.�

See also High yield auto cannabis seeds

Pitch sessions with the following companies:

> 3-minute pitch
> online company visit

and

Dr. Daniel Sumner
Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis
Director, California Agricultural Issues Center

Presentations and panel discussion

Overview of UC Davis science, technology and resources in cannabis and hemp (Li Tian)
Hemp breeding at UC Davis (Charlie Brummer)
Results of UC Davis field trials (Dan Putnam)
Regulatory landscape (Cindy Keil)
Analytical and regulatory matters (Don Land)
Examples of collaborations with industry (Gail Taylor)
Selected areas of interest to industry where UC Davis can offer solutions (George Hodgin and John McFerson)
Panel discussion + Q&A

New company in the Seed Central core area: Amerland Seeds – Jim Dong, Managing Director
Special guests:
Jennifer Romero, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Food & Agriculture
Albre Brown, Plant Pathologist, California Department of Food & Agriculture
Startup entrepreneurs of the month:
Gast�n Salinas, Gerente General/CEO, Botanical Solutions
Olga Dubey, Founder & CEO, AgroSustain SA

Jim Dong

Jennifer Romero

Albre Brown

Gast�n Salinas

Olga Dubey

Seed Central speaker

2019 Speakers

THE FORUM
Networking event with featured speakers

Dr. Sundaresan presented his research in the areas of plant reproduction (“Rice plants that reproduce as clones from seed”) and the microbiome.

Dan Flynn

Amina Harris

Frank Muller

Nitin Nitin

Les Padley

Special event
The “seed to fork” ecosystem at the core of Seed Central
Featuring key actors in the region’s “seed to fork” value chain and Woodland’s The Food Front

Seed Central hosts the California Seed Association’s Fall Student Tour for lunch and a n etworking career fair

With 70 students from Chico State, UC Davis, Fresno State, Cal-Poly, CSU Monterey Bay, Hartnell College

Featuring 11 panelists from Seed Central member companies:

Ahmed Cervantes
American Takii
Corporate Controller

Amanda Hershberger
Syngenta Flowers
Breeder

Davie Perie
Rijk Zwaan USA
Chain Specialist

Anthony Chica
Corteva Agriscience
EHS & S Research Associate

Jonathan Pham
Novozymes
Scientist II

THE FORUM
Networking event with featured speakers

Networking
Featuring startup entrepreneur
Gurkern Sufi, Co-Founder and CEO,
Ravata Solutions

Featured speakers:

Dr. Roger Thilmony, USDA-ARS-CIG (presentation)
Dr. James Thomson, USDA-ARS-CIG

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant, developing a reliable method that will make it easier to breed a variety of crops with vastly improved traits.
The technology is expected to speed up the process for developing new varieties of potatoes, rice, citrus and other crops that are better equipped to tolerate heat and drought, produce higher yields and resist a myriad of diseases and pests.

The “Job Panorama” in a seed company
Seed Central invited students to discover the wide range of exciting, high tech jobs that make up a seed company.
We “x-rayed” HM.Clause’s workforce to understand what sort of team it takes to go from research through production, supply chain, operations, sales and marketing, all the way to the market.
We heard from a wide range of employees about their respective jobs.
Students had the opportunity to be paired with each of theses seed professionals prior to the event and to shadown them on the job afterwards.

Presentation
of the Job Panorama at HM-Clause
by Oscar Garcia, Sr. HR Director, AMPA Region

Each HM.Clause panelist was paired with a UC Davis student before the event:

*Gustavo Acosta* Senior Account Manager B2B	Aimee Burger Plant Manager	Jason Burnie Product Manager Sweet Pepper	Michelle Fossi Research Associate	*Matt Linder* Labor & Project Manager
*Sabin Aslam* PhD Candidate in Biotechnology	*Mitchell Feldmann* PhD Candidate in Horticulture and Agronomy	*Gina Sideli* PhD Candidate in Horticulture and Agronomy	*Heloise Bastiaanse* Postdoctoral Scientist	*Priscilla Glenn* PhD Student in Horticulture and Agronomy

Juan Marroquin Melon Breeder	Yoav Mendel Sales & Development Manager, Western USA	*Laila Salimi* Product Development Specialist	Geeta Sanjeev Global Director, Quality Control	Alyson Thornton Patho/Pheno Support & AMPA Platform Manager
*Tia Dunbar* Biological Sciences major	*Paulo Zaini* Postdoctoral Scientist	*Guilherme Maia Silva* Plant Sciences major	*Kreingkrai Nonkum* PhD Student in Horticulture and Agronomy	*Joel Rodr�guez Medina* PhD Candidate in Genetics & Genomics

The event also featured startup entrepreneurs:

Jeremy Warren
Astrona Biotechnologies
Dark Heart Industries

and

Sesan Ajina
inSight Labs

Seed Central FORUM
Networking event with featured speakers

Featured speaker:

Dr. Richard Michelmore
Director, Genome Center
Novozymes Endowed Chair in Genomics
Distinguished Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine
Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
UC Davis

Topic: So many genomes, so many genes, so little time

Dr. Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
UC Davis

Topic: Adaptation in plant genomes: bigger is different

Arcadia Biosciences and Archipelago Ventures Announce Strategic Partnership with Vivion Specialties, Inc. to Certify and Distribute Hawaiian Hemp Products Across North America

DAVIS, Calif. , March 23, 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 partnership between Archipelago Ventures and Vivion Specialties, Inc. (VSI), a North American specialty ingredient supplier. VSI will serve as Archipelago’s North American distributor, managing the stateside marketing and sales of sun-grown Hawaiian hemp ingredients in key markets like food and beverage, human and pet nutrition and personal care.

Established in 2019, Archipelago Ventures is Arcadia’s joint venture with Legacy Ventures Hawaii to cultivate and extract high quality hemp and hemp derivatives on the islands. The new partnership between Archipelago and VSI is based on the companies’ mutual goals of providing ethically cultivated, genetically superior hemp-based ingredients that have been rigorously tested for purity, offering customers transparency and peace of mind. VSI is known for its proprietary VivAssure ® purity validation process, which tests every ingredient and provides a detailed Certificate of Analysis of their contents.

“When it comes to hemp and hemp-derived products like cannabidiol (CBD), ingredient transparency and quality control are a high priority for discerning retailers and shoppers,” said Arcadia CEO Matthew Plavan . “With VivAssure, Vivion Specialties has pioneered a new and rigorous standard for the testing and certification of hemp ingredients. What’s more, Vivion is an experienced specialty ingredient supplier with a network of 18 sales regions in the U.S. and Canada , making them an ideal partner to distribute what we expect will be the first Hawaiian-grown, Hawaiian-extracted CBD ingredients available in North America ,” he added.

Archipelago’s Hawaiian hemp products will be marketed as meeting VivAssure product quality standards, validating that they are free of over 950 pesticides and contaminants, 24 heavy metals and a variety of microbial organisms, and contain the precise tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content and CBD profile listed.

“For more than sixty years, Vivion, Inc. has prioritized providing customers with the highest quality product ingredients across the food and beverage, human and pet nutrition and personal care markets,” said VSI CEO and Founder and Vivion, Inc. President Michael Poleselli . “Through our partnership with Archipelago and Arcadia Biosciences, a leader in hemp innovation, we’re applying these capabilities to one of the most exciting and in-demand new consumer product categories: hemp-derived CBD.”

Archipelago and VSI’s VivAssure Hemp-based ingredients are expected to be available for sale to North American food, beverage, pet and supplement manufacturers later this year.

About Archipelago Ventures, LLC
Established in 2019, Archipelago Ventures is a joint venture between Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. and Legacy Ventures Hawaii to cultivate and extract high quality hemp and hemp derivatives on the islands. The partnership joins Arcadia’s extensive genetic expertise and resources with Legacy’s proven experience in extraction and sales – and leverages Arcadia’s existing licensed cultivation facility in Hawaii , resulting in one vertically integrated supply chain, from seed to sale. Former Gold Glove and World Champion Major League Baseball player Shane Victorino is a principal in the company, along with other native islanders committed to building Hawaii’s capacity to supply branded health and wellness goods.

About Vivion Specialties, Inc.
Vivion Specialties, Inc. (VSI) was founded in 2019 by Michael Poleselli , President of Vivion, Inc. (VI). VSI and Vivion Inc. (VI) have a combination of over 62 years of industry experience specializing in ingredient distribution. VSI, Vivion Specialties Canada, ULC and Vivion, Inc. currently have sales teams in over 18 regions throughout British Columbia and the United States . Together, VSI and VI own the VivAssure ® brand and the proprietary VivAssure ® testing process, which rigorously screens product ingredients for more than 950 pesticides and contaminants, 24 heavy metals and a variety of microbial organisms, providing a detailed Certificate of Analysis. For more information, visit www.vivioninc.com/vivassure.

About Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.
Arcadia Biosciences (Nasdaq: RKDA) is a leader in science-based approaches to enhancing the quality and nutritional value of crops and food ingredients. The company’s GoodWheat™ branded ingredients deliver health benefits to consumers and enable consumer packaged goods companies to differentiate their brands in the marketplace. Arcadia’s agricultural traits are being developed to enable farmers around the world to be more productive and minimize the impact of agriculture on the environment. The company’s new GoodHemp seed catalog delivers genetically superior hemp seeds, clones, transplants, flower and extracts, applying the company’s proprietary crop innovation technology, ArcaTech, to an emerging crop. For more information, visit www.arcadiabio.com.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 , including the expected timing of the products to market . Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: Arcadia’s and its partners’ and affiliates’ expectations about the legal cannabis industry and potential demand for our products; the uncertainty of the laws and regulations relating to hemp and products derived therefrom; the inherent uncertainty associated with the development of new projects; the acceptance of our products in the marketplace; the impact of competitive products and pricing; risks related to costs, delays and uncertainties associated with potential future scientific research; our future capital requirements and ability to satisfy our capital needs; ; and the other risks set forth in Arcadia’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including the risks set forth in Arcadia’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and other filings. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Moderator	Panelists
Sarah Stewart Innovation Institute for Food and Health UC Davis	Leanna Sweha AgStart	Regis Kelly Bakar BioIngenuity Hub	Alberto Iandolino Bayer Co.Laborator	Tim Keller Inventopia	Sukhpreet Sandhu UC Davis-HM.CLAUSE Life Science Innovation Center	John Hodgson Woodland Research & Technology Park	Dennis Donohue The WG Center for Innovation & Technology	Ryan Sharp Senior Associate Director, Venture Catalyst, Office of Research, UC Davis