A new study says Palm Springs International Airport has a $2.5 billion economic impact on the region. The figure includes visitor spending, jobs supported by tourism and other factors. Passenger ...

Oil palm growers in Indonesia can boost soil health and reduce their fertilizer use by adding waste biomass back to the soil, a new study says. Biomass such as pruned palm fronds and empty fruit ...

College of the Desert expects to take at least until June to complete a "feasibility study" for its Palm Springs campus, President/Superintendent Martha Garcia told The Desert Sun on Tuesday, and is ...

Earlier this year the Rancho Santa Fe Association and Fairbanks Ranch partnered with UC Riverside on a new research study targeting the South American Palm Weevil, the destructive pest that has killed ...

A new study has found that oil palm can be farmed more sustainably on peatlands by re-wetting the land - conserving both biodiversity and livelihoods. A new study has found that oil palm can be farmed ...

Rodents can pose a financial risk to oil palm plantation managers as they can cause significant damage to crops, potentially reducing yields by up to 10%. Anticoagulant rodenticides are often used to ...