Guzmán-Delgado says she’s noticed many people who harvest agave by hand in California have similar backgrounds. “It [agave harvesting ] needs skilled workers,” she says.

Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores check on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26. Their crop was planted two years ago and will be ready to harvest in another five ...

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Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state. Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water.

Agaves are the succulents that keep on giving. It's all about their curious reproductive behavior that makes them the easiest of all big succulents to transplant. You can obtain them ...