Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and ...

Neil Sperry offers insight on a dying Shantung maple, walnut seedling control, pothos propagation, nandina sizes and why ...

Avocado trees have specific watering needs that are quite different from other trees, thanks to their shallow root system.

There's a new threat that may affect a mainstay fruit source for many of the state's growers – Florida avocados. Agricultural experts in Florida are warning this month about a disease, sunblotch ...

In Mexico, the avocado industry now faces a choice: Stop deforesting or lose access to the billion-dollar U.S. market. By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Photographs by César Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez Mega ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Judges tasted nearly 30 guacamole entries at the 39th California Avocado Festival in Carpinteria. It was the most submissions in contest history. Once again, Arthur von ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) Carpinteria is celebrating its 39th Avocado Festival. Visitors enjoyed live music on multiple stages full of music. They also had a chance to dine on avocado inspired dishes ...

Residents of Afaseibon in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region were left in shock after a woman, suspected to be a witch, was found perched on an avocado tree in the community. According ...

Byron E. (Barney) Titcomb likes avocadoes; so, he has grown an avocado tree six feet tall — in one of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service offices at 126 Fenn St., a fitting site. The trouble is it has ...

While global avocado production continues to rise, here in San Diego County — long one of the largest producers of avocados in the world— fewer and fewer are being grown. Jennifer and Kurt Bantle are ...