For much of the last decade, almonds have been such a lucrative crop that growers and investment firms have poured money into planting new orchards across vast stretches of California farmland. Now, ...

California’s total almond acreage dropped for the third year in a row in 2024, a trend that hasn’t happened since at least 1995. The trend is likely to continue for years to come, according to a new ...

SACRAMENTO, California — President Donald Trump’s trade wars are putting California farmers and ranchers, happy with his promises to deliver more water, back into financial — and political — limbo.

Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...

Thousands of almonds, automatically culled from twigs, fill a trailer bin after being swept up off the orchard ground, during Madera County farmer Tom Roger’s harvest, Thursday morning, August 25, ...

California almond growers are used to dealing with swings in the weather and water supply. Now they must also grapple with the uncertainty of trade battles as the Trump administration levies tariffs ...

FIREBAUGH, Calif. (AP) — With California’s agricultural heartland entrenched in drought, almond farmers are letting orchards dry up and in some cases making the tough call to have their trees torn out ...

Newly identified compounds in almonds support brain health, cellular health and aging, gut health, and immunity SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Brightseed and the Almond Board of California ...