In ancient Greece, a hole was drilled in the trunks of almond trees into which plugs of pine tree wood were inserted.

Merced College is celebrating a major step as students planted more than 1,000 almond trees across 10 acres of land.

Walk through most Indian cities today and the pattern becomes obvious: buildings are rising faster than trees. Urban planning ...

What we’re building here is a true living classroom,” said Cody Jacobsen, Merced College’s dean of agriculture and industrial ...

Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems.

Cobram Estate Olive Oil announced in Decemeber it would acquire California Olive Ranch. The deal would bring the state’s two largest producers together under one umbrella. The U ...

Almond growers are looking for tools that help apply fertilizers more precisely. Learn how a new nitrogen and potassium calculator is designed to do that.

A honeybee buzzes between branches of an almond tree in one of Sarbdeep Atwal’s orchards on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The California State Beekeepers Association expects too few bees for California’s ...

Although athletes thrive on strong competition, tree nut orchard managers become frustrated when their orchard’s floors face ...

Michael Clements fondly recalls the days when harvest time at his family’s vast almond orchard, meant laying sheets underneath the trees, and tapping them with a mallet until every loose nut was ...

With rain forecasted this week, it could impact almond farming during their crucial blooming season over the next few weeks. CBS Sacramento spoke with almond farmer Mike Weststeyn on Wednesday and ...

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