In ancient Greece, a hole was drilled in the trunks of almond trees into which plugs of pine tree wood were inserted.

Merced College is celebrating a major step as students planted more than 1,000 almond trees across 10 acres of land.

When he's at work in local almond orchards, passers-by often stop to ask Hank Gorman whether the property owner know he's knocking over their trees. And every time he gives the same answer: "The ...

When he's at work in local almond orchards, passers-by often stop to ask Hank Gorman whether the property owner know he's knocking over their trees. And every time he gives the same answer: "The ...