Almond crop yields are threatened by a new plant fungal disease that has been observed for the first time in California. Symptoms of red leaf blotch have been found in several orchards in the Northern ...

First came the asparagus field. Then came the melons. And now Joe Del Bosque is considering the unthinkable: tearing out a sprawling almond orchard bursting with healthy, nut-producing trees. “It’s a ...