Inside a USDA research building near Berkeley, California, research leader Bill Orts holds up a mottled-looking black plate. It’s “really ugly,” he says. But the rough prototype is the first of its ...

Hopes that Kern County almond byproducts will one day be converted into biochar — and with it, marketable energy and valuable carbon-removal credits — may finally be realized by a project planned to ...

A new plant in Merced is turning some of California’s huge supply of almond shells into an especially rich fertilizer. Corigin Solutions hopes to counter climate change with this use of a nut ...

Self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination are being developed by agricultural scientists. Self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A company in California's Central Valley is transforming its almond shells into plant food. KCRA-TV reports that Merced-based ag-tech company Corigin Solutions is using a process ...

Going zero or low waste is an essential step in the pursuit of reducing harm to the environment and slowing climate change. From composting to lessening single-use products, cutting waste has gained ...

Nonpareil almonds fetch the highest price in California, but the new Yorizane variety are self-pollinating. (Photo: ARS) A new variety of almond that does not rely on bees or an adjacent, different ...

) have gorgeous, sweet-smelling pink flowers followed by delicious nuts. However, older almond varieties, such as 'All-In-One' and 'Hall's Hardy,' usually bloom before peaches, making them far more ...