Simmons began his almond orchard study after presenting his work on a fumigation alternative—called biosolarization—during an Almond Board visit to his campus in 2017.

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 […] ...

California almond growers grapple with uncertainty as new tariffs could hit exports Almonds are California’s biggest agricultural export, and the state reeled in $4.7 billion from almond exports ...

A large California almond business has filed for bankruptcy. Low prices are hitting the almond industry after years of rapid growth. Bankruptcy hits a California almond-growing conglomerate amid ...