Avocado prices are ... out and replacing 50,000 trees would be monstrously expensive — not to mention the years it would take for a replacement crop to bear fruit in any commercial quantity.

A UC Davis historian’s book on the practice of “suicide by proxy” in early modern Germany has inspired a new award-winning Austrian film that looks at themes of crime, religion, mental ...

The latest Avobook Report for week 44 shows that avocado shipments to Europe have grown by 17% compared to the previous ... Supplies from both countries declined compared to the previous week, which ...

Tomorrow, California voters will have a chance to weigh in on Prop 6, which would end forced prison labor. However, the measure is still struggling in the polls despite having no organized ...

Fresh ripe fruit on a blue wooden background. Many of the fruits pictured in this photo have a higher protein content than most, such as avocado, passionfruit and kiwi. Fresh ripe fruit on a blue ...

In My Brilliant Friend, there is deep emotional intensity with Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo, as she goes about her life dealing with love, friendship, and betrayal. Fans have debated over her choices for ...

WEST SACRAMENTO – Trucks filled with trees will be arriving in West Sacramento as crews begin to plant 100 fruit trees as part of a project that will train farmers. It's part of a long-awaited ...

The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...