Del Monte bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation of its assets have left farmers in Northern California in the pits.

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Nothing screams summer like biting into a ripe, juicy peach, a stone fruit that’s typically harvested in the United States from May through late September. While you can buy peaches at farmers markets ...

Del Monte Bankruptcy Forces Farmers to Remove 420,000 Peach Trees, Raising Questions About Food Waste and Farm Losses ...

Growing a peach tree from seed (which is located inside the pit) is a long-term project. "It may take several years before the tree produces fruit, and the resulting peaches may not be identical to ...

These pests can wreak havoc on stone fruit trees if they're not caught early enough.

Affected growers have been granted up to $9 million in federal aid to clear their orchards and switch to new crops ...

In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most economically consequential ...

They had trees with peaches but no place to send them. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved funds to subsidize tree removal.

One Del Monte canning facility processed 30% of the state’s cling peaches, and its closure left growers with a glut of crops ...

Del Monte bankruptcy and subsequent liquidation of its assets have left farmers in Northern California in the pits.