Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Dakota native John Latendresse was on a cross-country road trip in 1949 when he found himself at Kentucky Lake in Tennessee.

CAMDEN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Did you know that one of nature’s most beautiful gemstones, the freshwater pearl, is the official state gem of Tennessee? That’s because the only freshwater pearl farm in North ...

It’s a great time to buy real pearls and there’s no reason to buy fakes. Pearls are more affordable than ever because of the recent revolution in Chinese freshwater pearl farming. “Today” contributor ...

Heritage under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, is the earliest-recorded area for freshwater pearl farming. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, it achieved artificial freshwater pearl ...

Ranchi: Jharkhand is rapidly emerging as India's freshwater pearl farming hub, with the state government and Centre implementing comprehensive training programmes and infrastructure development to ...

A family from Uttar Pradesh transformed farming livelihoods through pearl cultivation, creating jobs, income, and a model for ...

BEIJING, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On the crown of global agricultural heritage, a new jewel has been added. On May 19, news broke from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...