California faces one of the driest climates in the United States, making it an ideal location for harvesting a number of crops, including the natural agave nectar. Conventional watering practices ...

The natural growth and harvest cycle of the blue agave plant in Jalisco is in trouble and David Suro-Piñera, a native of Jalisco is trying to save it. He now lives in Philadelphia where he founded the ...

For years, California farmers have seen some of their crops struggle amid the impacts of drought and climate change. Many have sought out more resilient plants that don’t need a lot of water — like ...

MURRIETA, Calif.MURRIETA, Calif. — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade ...

After a decade of runaway growth, Tequila is growing up. In 2026, slowing consumer demand, transparency, and industry ...

As typical crop yields shrink in the face of drought, growing and distilling agave may be a sustainable solution ...

In the case of Crestview, the thefts were believed to be motivated by the harvesting of the piña — the plant’s hearty, ...