A decade ago, the tequila industry was pummelled by plant diseases. Rex Dalton meets the scientists working to keep the blue agave diverse enough to survive. For centuries, artisans working in the ...

One of Hawaii’s oldest and biggest former pineapple producers is getting back into the farming business with a crop used to make tequila in Mexico. Maui Land & Pineapple Co. is ramping up plans to ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. Most of the United States' fruits and ...

Tequila lovers might soon need to find a new signature drink. In a report by Reuters, small producers of the alcoholic beverage said that the sharply rising price of the Agave tequilana plant was ...

It's Pollinator Week, so how about celebrating with a toast to the bats that provided you with Margaritas! Tequila is made from Agave tequilana, a spiky, squat, blueish plant. It grows best in ...

A block once used for wine grapes is now home to South Australia's first commercial planting of agave tequilana. Growers looking to diversify say agave holds promise for its versatility and sturdiness ...

How does climate change affect where and how we live? The energy used to operate buildings results in more than a fourth of global carbon dioxide pollution. And climate change threatens communities ...

Tequila lovers might soon need to find a new signature drink. In a report by Reuters, small producers of the alcoholic beverage said that the sharply rising price of the Agave tequilana plant was ...