Feb. 5—It's almost a shame to bring up with so many beekeepers in town for the annual bloom, but it looks like Kern County's experience with self-pollinating almond trees has taken root. More ...

Stanislaus County’s finest floral display, the almond bloom, has brightened the winter landscape once again. The flowers last from mid-February to mid-March on about 210,000 acres of orchards. Each ...

The Central Valley produces 80% of the world’s almonds. So when a new variety of tree comes along that is said to be better than what’s in the ground now — growers get very interested. Take a look at ...