AeroVironment Inc. has partnered with Cal State Fresno in a year-long study to determine how imagery and analytics from drones could be used to help almond growers better manage their water use.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This California farm uses tech and tradition to reduce water use. Almond trees provide byproducts and long-term carbon capture.

UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center almond water stress trial shows Acadian Organic® beneficial for water use efficiency, representing a significant boost for growers in the west ...

Asia’s love of nuts is draining California dry. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Amid one of the worst droughts in the state’s ...

Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of Food & Water Watch, a national advocacy group, and the author of "Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America." She is on Twitter.

Madera farmer Denis Prosperi examines the almond crop at his ranch. Prosperi says it doesn’t tell the whole story to say it takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond. He says the unused parts ...

Almond water has been a runaway success story for LA-based start-up Victoria’s Kitchen. But not because it's the next big thing in functional beverages. It isn't, says CEO David Meniane, who stresses ...