1.   -- California almond growers and processors lost a constitutional challenge to U.S. Department of Agriculture marketing programs that limit crop sales by American farmers.

2.   California almond growers and processors lost a constitutional challenge to U.S. Department of Agriculture marketing programs that limit crop sales by American farmers.

3.   Did the secretary of agriculture take tickets to a ballgame from almond growers?

4.   He and other almond growers practicing sustainable agriculture have to make up for their lower yield with higher prices.

5.   However, almond growers may have been hit the hardest.

6.   So the almond growers are thrilled at the prospect of lower tariffs once China enters the World Trade Organization.

7.   The Texas bees are used by almond growers to pollinate the blossoms on their trees.

8.   To paraphrase the California almond growers, all we ask is one car a commute.

9.   Add commercial beekeepers and California almond growers to the list of victims stung by the red imported fire ant.

10.   MacIlvaine believes, though, that almond growers might have an easier time than others seeking access to China markets.