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Health
81-year-old Vietnamese man claims he has not slept in 50 years
“On moonlit nights, I usually go out to weed and till the soil. It’s strange that I work twice as much as others, yet my life is...
Ryan General
China
Disabled Chinese woman says she now earns $691,000 annually breeding beef cattle
A disabled woman in China claims she is earning hundreds of thousands of dollars annually after finding success as a beef cattle breeder. Ke...
Bryan Ke
Chinese woman pursues happiness by leaving high-paying job to become watermelon farmer
A Chinese woman quit her high-paying corporate job in October and decided to become a melon farmer, a job that ranked high on her “life wish...
Ines Shin
Business
16 families purchase land to create first Hmong-owned and operated farm in US history
Hmong farmers with the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) purchased 155 acres of land in Dakota County, Minnesota. The recent purch...
Michelle De Pacina
Lifestyle
Banker Leaves High-Paying Job to Live His Dream of Being a Farmer
A Malaysian bank manager left his high-paying job of eight years to go live a farmer’s life even though he lacked the proper knowledge to ge...
News
10-Year-Old Vietnamese Boy Survives Alone By Farming After His Dad and Grandma Die
Left to fend for himself after his grandmother and father passed away, 10-year-old Dang Van Khuyen is now farming for his own food. Khuyen l...
Food
Hawaiian Farmer Grows Record-Breaking 6-Pound Avocados
A farmer from Holualao, Hawaii has been making news lately for his incredibly large avocados, which are as heavy as a human baby. ...
Japanese Sushi Chain to Serve Chocolate-Fed Fish for Valentine’s Day
A popular revolving sushi chain in Japan will start serving a special kind of fish just in time for Valentine’s Day season. Kura Sushi, head...
Carl Samson
Asia
China Unveils High-Tech Indoor Farm That Can Feed 36,000 People
A Chinese firm has unveiled an improved version of their “smart farm” which enables the growth of more vegetables without soil or natural su...
Filipina Graduate Gets the Last Laugh After Professor Doubts Her Career Choice
A young Filipina’s college graduation post, in which she shares her passion for her course in agribusiness, recently went viral on social me...
China’s Massive 10-Year Farming Study May Help Feed Everyone Without Destroying the Planet
Chinese researcher have recently concluded a decade-long study revealing what academics around the world are reportedly calling an “agricult...
Global Warming Has Caused 60,000 Indian Farmers to Commit Suicide
A significant link between India’s growing cases of suicide and increasing climate temperatures has been found by a newly-published study, r...
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