Central Valley peach growers lost contracts for roughly 50,000 tons of cling peaches in the fallout from the Del Monte Food bankruptcy.

The closure of Del Monte Foods' two California canning plants has resulted in a projected $550 million loss for the region’s leading peach growers.

For over two decades, Marge “The Peach Lady” McDonald has opened the gates to her family’s peach orchard, allowing people of all ages to pick fruit, enjoy the serenity of nature and create lasting ...

Apple Valley’s McDonald Peach Orchard has reopened after the recent heat wave allowed more of the fruit to ripen on the property near the Mojave River. Orchard owner Marge “The Peach Lady” McDonald, ...

After nearly two decades, the tradition of picking “Freestone Last Chance Pilgrim Peaches” at Marge “The Peach Lady” McDonald’s orchard is more than likely coming to an end. Last year, McDonald, 84, ...

By this time of year, Richard Lial’s Escalon peach trees – bursting with pink-white blossoms – should have been pruned. Soon the blooms would need spraying, and he would feed all 105 acres with the ...

Peaches sold for $25 a basket during the 37th Annual Parker County Peach Fesitval in downtown Weatherford, Texas, on Saturday, July 9, 2022. The event featured dozens of food vendors, arts and craft ...

As a bout of cold spring weather dropped temperatures in the Philadelphia region below freezing overnight Wednesday, fires dotted Linvilla Orchards in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania, as workers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman picking a peach from a tree. - Natalia Kokhanova/Shutterstock One of the sweetest fruits associated with summer is the peach ...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — “Peaches don’t like the cold.” That’s what John Steere, who owns Steere Orchards with his father Jim Steere, had to say when asked whether his peach crops survived last ...

CENTRAL CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A small peach orchard in Central City says storms this summer are damaging its crop. “It has been a good year to grow the peaches, but they grew so well that the trees ...