The Andean country is strengthening the position of its Hass avocados in demanding international markets, backed by strong ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. It gets slapped on crunchy toast, and almost always comes with a surcharge: We’re talking avocados. California has ...

A new variety of avocado that can trace its origins to Ventura County was released to growers in June. Researchers with University of California Cooperative Extension said the variety — called Luna ...

June is California Avocado Month and Americans are eating more of them than ever, especially the Hass variety, which was created in California. More than 1,000 varieties of avocados are listed in the ...

Avocados get sunburned, too, you know. It doesn’t show on their pebbly skin the same way it does on ours, but too much sun can scorch yellowish or black patches onto the fruit’s peel. What’s worse is ...