Thousands of almonds fill a trailer during harvest at a Madera County orchard. The USDA forecasts California’s almond harvest this year will be the second-largest ever. California almond growers are ...

Harvest is underway for what’s expected to be a record almond crop statewide at 2.45 billion pounds. The only question is, who’s going to buy it? Almonds have gotten entangled in President Donald ...

HARVEST TIME FOR A LOT OF FRUITS, NUTS AND VEGETABLES AND ALMONDS ARE ON THAT LIST. AND LOCAL FARMER AND RANCHER ELIZABETH WATKINS IS JOINING US NOW TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CROP. AND ...

Equipment pulled by a tractor through an almond orchard expels dust during harvest. Almond growers are doing all they can to reduce dust kicked up by harvesting techniques. Submitted Photo In the ...

Each year, millions upon millions of honey bees go on a cross country road trip to make the California almond harvest possible. That semi truck next to you on the highway may be carrying something ...

Farmers and beekeepers are abuzz about a growing problem: stolen beehives. The pilfered pollinators are critical to California's almond harvest and thefts are reaching record highs. The state ...

The annual shaking of the almond trees has begun as local growers start harvesting a crop that could be especially promising this year for Kern County. A recent federal estimate predicted California's ...

MODESTO — The almond orchard of the future will use less water and pesticide, and generate less waste and harvest-time dust, if goals announced Thursday morning by the Almond Board of California are ...

The state’s upcoming almond harvest will be down 11% from 2021, a federal agency projected Friday. The report has a bright side: The lower volume could help growers recover from two straight years of ...

The annual shaking of the almond trees has begun as local growers start harvesting a crop that could be especially promising this year for Kern County. A recent federal estimate predicted California's ...

California’s 2022 almond harvest is expected to be down 4% from last year despite record-high bearing acreage, according to USDA. Yield is forecast at 2,040 pounds per acre, 8% below 2021’s yield of 2 ...