Urban Food Farming in Sri Lanka – Backstop to a National Economic Crisis

Touch the Soil News #1952 (Feature Photo  – Urban Farming at the Town Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka – (Photo courtesy of International Water Management Institute) Sri Lanka is an island Nation of over 22 million people in the Indian Ocean.  About 35 miles from India, this nation recently experienced a dramatic economic crisis in…

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Owning Agricultural Assets

Touch the Soil News #1951 (Feature Photo  – Almond Orchard – (CCA SA 4.0 International, Andrewthompson10 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Owning agricultural assets has become a big draw for billions of investment dollars.  Does this mean that we should take stock in our own agricultural assets?  For example, how much land is around our home, if we are…

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Can You Grow Your Own Food in the City to Beat Inflation?

Touch the Soil News #1950 (Feature Photo  – Downtown Calgary – (CCA SA 4.0 International, AceYYC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) Journalist Boshika Gupta of CBC News reports on whether you can grow your own food to beat inflation.  She is writing from Calgary, Canada.  Calgary, a city of 1.3 million people is one of the largest cities North…

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Farm Robots – Growing in Popularity

Touch the Soil News #1948 (Feature Photo  – Aerial Pesticide Application in California  – (USDA Public Domain) Agfunder News brings us a new report from Western Growers – one of the largest agricultural advocacy organizations representing the majority of growers in California and Arizona.  In a poll, roughly 70 percent of growers surveyed said they…

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Intensive Crop Farming – Good Business Model

Touch the Soil News #1939 (Feature Photo  – Vegetables  – (USDA Public Domain) Jaymie of Rutabaga Ranch explains how profitability came to a 1.5 acre farm growing 45 different crops.  Farm productivity was increased by following season extension protocols. You can visit their Website here and watch the video below: https://rutabaga-ranch.com/

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