Rats have infested significant portions of almond orchards in California, where 80% of the world's supply of the product is grown. The damage from the rats has caused a significant economic loss to ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Rodent expert Roger Baldwin used to get fewer than one yearly inquiry about rat issues during most of his extended stint at the University of California, Davis, where he’s a professor ...

Almonds are a staple in California, but in order for them to get from here to your dinner table or that to-go snack for work, ...

Central Valley almond farmers are losing the battle to a widespread rodent infestation that’s caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to crops throughout the region, impacting the entire ...

California farmers are in the midst of harvesting an almond crop that may be among the largest on record. Or perhaps yields won’t be so big. A month into harvest, that’s the billion-dollar question.