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 ...

The agave plant is known for its minimal water usage and the role it plays in Mexico's production of tequila and mezcal.

Making mezcal spirits, like tequila, comes with some serious spiky hazards. No-one knows that better than the manager of Australia's only commercial agave farm. "We're affectionately known as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nation's largest agricultural water district, located in west Fresno County, says agave growing almost doubled in acreage and ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started ...