A judge instructed a California farmer to remove his nectarine orchard after he handed out 180,000 pounds of free fruit. Reports released in August 2026 explained the court action brought against the farmer for sharing the free nectarines. Court orders require the removal of the orchard in the wake of the large-scale distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines.

The legal action came after the distribution of thousands of pounds of nectarines by the grower. News coverage from The Independent, Yahoo, and SSBCrack covered the decision against the California farm in August 2026. The order obligates the farmer to destroy the entire orchard following the giveaway of the fruit.