Central Valley almond grower Trinitas Farming, its investment organization and 17 subsidiary almond ranches have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in San Jose, Calif. Paperwork was filed Feb.

Central Valley almond farmers are losing the battle to a widespread rodent infestation that’s caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to crops throughout the region, impacting the entire ...

For much of the last decade, almonds have been such a lucrative crop that growers and investment firms have poured money into planting new orchards across vast stretches of California farmland. Now, ...