and it’s a major problem for local almond farmers, growers and the economy in the region. Rows and rows of boxes with millions of California almonds are sitting in warehouses in Manteca ...

MANTECA, Calif. — Almond producer David Phippen didn’t need to hear the latest predictions from agriculture economists to know that his industry was on the verge of losing its premier position ...

Burning treated or wet firewood increases ... president of Manteca-based California Hotwood. For more than 20 years, California Hotwood has sold a mix of oak, almond, cherry and fir wood in ...

Inc., a farm and processing company in Manteca. California supplies 82% of the world’s almonds and has almost 7,000 growers. The Almond Board of California estimates the industry generates about ...