HARVEST TIME FOR A LOT OF FRUITS, NUTS AND VEGETABLES AND ALMONDS ARE ON THAT LIST. AND LOCAL FARMER AND RANCHER ELIZABETH WATKINS IS JOINING US NOW TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CROP. AND ...

CHICO — With cooler weather, and increased traffic of farm machinery on the roads of Northern California, it’s a sure sign of an annual event: farmers harvesting their crops. Harvest is in high gear ...

California almond growers are on track for their second-largest harvest in history, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture projecting a 2025 crop of 3 billion meat pounds, up 10 percent from last ...

Almond harvest is shaking its way down for the season with a smaller crop than last year for some farmers, but hopes for higher prices. Harvest started for some varieties in mid-August and picked up ...

Central Valley residents could breathe easier during almond harvest if a method demonstrated Tuesday takes hold. Burroughs Family Farms has sharply reduced the dust stirred up when nuts are shaken to ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The almond harvest is easy to spot in many Valley communities. Machines shake up dust when picking up nuts off the orchard floor. "The big push in the industry in the past few ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The summer shakedown is underway in almond orchards all over Central California. Despite the triple-digit temperatures, work continues. Crews often start earlier in the day to ...

As shipping companies concentrate on the most lucrative routes from China to California, almond growers are struggling to transport their wares. Scott Phippen at his almond facility, stuffed with ...