The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

The long-struggling Florida citrus industry now faces an invasive species crisis, but researchers have a plan to fight back.

Dale Murden, President of Texas Citrus Mutual, said the state has been trapped in a relentless cycle of fruit fly quarantines ...

Orange juice prices have skyrocketed across America. A 12-ounce bottle that cost $2.30 in 2020 now sells for more than $4.50 ...

So far, our winter weather has been rather wet, but not too cold. Still, make sure you have on hand a blanket of row cover for when the extra frosty winter nights occur.

The Alvin Sun is Brazoria County’s first and oldest newspaper and was established on August 8, 1890 as the Alvin News. In ...

A conversation with the documentarians Rowan Wernham and Yasha Levine about their film Pistachio Wars, a look at how one family came to control much of the state’s water.

I hope that 2026 is going to be a good gardening year for you – no more frosts (unless you live in the mountains of course) ...

For those with a flair for artistry, espaliers can be grown as living fences that provide organic demarcation of different ...

From the hot pink apple snail eggs that cling to cypress trees to trampled sugarcane crops, signs of invasive species are ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants yet, to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

Fruit spoiling too quickly? Experts reveal why fruit goes off and how to store it properly so it lasts longer, tastes better ...