California farmers are responsible for growing 80% of the world's almonds, but an invasive beetle from Australia may be causing a big blow to the industry.
By Aubrey Bettencourt | Special to the OBSERVER Aubrey Bettencourt OPINION - Yes, those nuts that California practically owns, making up nearly 80% of the
Farmers around the Central Valley are hearing rumblings that environmental groups could file a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for an emergency endangered listing for monarch butterflies.