MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — 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 later, his ...

Madera Community College has planted nearly 3,000 agave plants across five acres as part of a new agriculture program to help ...

A new crop of farmers and entrepreneurs are planting agave, drought-tolerant plants that tap into a long regional history. A resort north of Phoenix and a nano-distillery in Bisbee are experimenting ...

SEQUIM — Isobel Johnston’s agave plant is about to go to new heights, blooming into a towering sight to see along Fifth Avenue in Sequim. A new stalk emerged recently from the nearly 30-year-old plant ...

This is the time of the year when agaves bloom. Let’s review how they propagate. Agaves are popular plants for gardeners because of their range of sizes, colors and leaf forms. I have been collecting ...

Curious about what makes your favorite agave spirit taste so unique? These three different production methods can shape the ...

From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn’t a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...