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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone ...

Neighbors are gawking at a front-yard succulent that has grown 25 feet in the past month, an end-of-life ritual for agave ...

Australia's emerging agave industry is attracting interest from distillers, farmers and scientists who believe the spiky plant could transform everything from tequila production to sustainable ...

Becoming a discerning tequila drinker isn't difficult, but knowing the basics of the spirit's history is crucial. Spot the ...

We stood next to the driveway studying a rather stunted Agave americana. Farmers would call this plant a "poor doer" because it's never become established in that two-year old landscape. In fact, it ...

AHUALULCO, Mexico — Tequila could be the ruin of Fernando Chavarin. The sugar-cane farmer has invested $18,000 to grow agave, the spiky plant and raw material for Mexico’s national liquor. He couldn’t ...

In Aztec culture, the goddess Mayahuel represented fertility and the agave plant, making her a fitting namesake for the majestic, decades-old agave Americana that grows in the center of the desert ...

Question: In a flower box, I have an agave on which the leaves have been damaged. It looks as if a deer rubbed his antlers on it. Is there any animal in south central Texas that would try to eat an ...