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Property developers also assert that investing in farmland can yield profitable returns in the future, considering property investment as the best avenue for long-term returns. This surge in interest in farm lands appears to be the future for property buyers, with more Bengalureans expressing a desire to own their piece of agricultural land and engage in part-time farming for personal sustenance.

California joins 10 states with laws partially restricting use of bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides by enacting CA AB 363 in October, 2023. 

It has been 32 years since the Organic Foods Production Act became law and this week organic farmers are in DC for a conversation on what the next 30 years should look like. 

Gabe Olson-Jensen’s fascination with pomology -- the growing of fruit -- took root early and soon will result in an orchard at River Falls High School. The Wisconsin FFA and the USDA recently awarded the sophomore $10,000 for his project “Implementing Organic Practices in Modern Apple Growing.”  In seventh grade, he became interested in fruit trees and contacted University of California-Riverside requesting information about citrus seedlings. He ended up being mentored by the ...