California’s fertile farmland — much of it in the San Joaquin Valley — feeds the nation. But all that farming takes a lot of water, which continues to dwindle as the state faces the harsh ...

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a ...

The sap of agave plants, which is toxic to people if it's not cooked, is harvested from the heart of the plant. It's then extracted, filtered, and heated to create the product sold in stores.

Here are the morning's top stories on Monday, September 23, 2024… California is home to most of the country’s fruits and nuts ...

6. Agave nectar A popular alternative to sugar, agave nectar has a syrup-like consistency and is extracted from the agave ...

Demand for mezcal was low for years, but interest and sales have soared. The vast majority of the spirit is made in Oaxaca, ...

Spirit of Gallo, the liquor division of E.&J. Gallo Winery, is expanding its profile through a partnership with a brand of ...

She said she was hopeful the plant would take off in SA. "It's quite uncommon to see agave grown, there's a farm that's quite large up in Queensland, but Queensland is nice and warm and quite wet ...

Lewis Hamilton has launched his non-alcoholic Almave Blue Agave Spirit in the UK. New Almave Blanco follows in the footsteps ...

It's a familiar plant for Rodriguez. He grew up in a small town in the Mexican state of Jalisco, where agave is everywhere. Generations of his family have cultivated the crop. He'd imagined ...