Livestock
How to Keep a Cattle Farm Warm and Mosquito-Free in Winter
Slow-burning cakes made from cow dung, neem, used tea leaves, eucalyptus and sawdust can keep a cattle farm warm and mosquito-free through winter nights.
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Crops
Farming in the Month of Kartik
A month-by-month farm guide for Kartik covering wheat, sugarcane, maize, mustard, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pulses and winter vegetables.
Crops
What to Do to Raise Farm Output in Flood-Hit Areas
Floating vegetable beds, known locally as baira, can help raise farm output in Bangladesh's flooded and waterlogged areas.
Flowers
Simple Rose Growing Methods for More Flowers
A practical guide to the climate, soil, varieties, propagation, pots and seedlings needed to grow roses that flower well.
Livestock
Gumboro, the 'AIDS' of Chickens: Signs and Treatment
Gumboro, a viral disease that destroys a chicken's immunity, kills large numbers of poultry in Bangladesh, and the article sets out a treatment.
Livestock
How to Start a Small Dairy Farm at Low Cost
A step-by-step budget for starting a small dairy farm with two milking cows, aimed at people with little money who want to test the business first.
Flowers
Easy Ways to Grow Beli Flowers
A practical guide to growing beli, a fragrant flower now grown commercially in nurseries, from propagation and planting to pruning and pest control.
Crops
How to Grow Saffron, the World's Most Expensive Spice
A guide to saffron, known as "red gold", covering its history, the main producing countries and how to propagate and plant it.
Daily life
How to Identify Pure Ghee, and Its Benefits
With many companies now selling ghee, here are three ways to check whether the ghee you buy is pure.
Vegetables
How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
A practical guide to sweet potato farming, from choosing high-yielding varieties to planting cuttings, fertilising and harvesting.
Livestock
Milk Fever in Cows: Symptoms, What to Do and Treatment
A guide to milk fever, the calcium-deficiency disease that leaves high-yielding cows unable to stand around calving, and how to treat and prevent it.
Fisheries
What to Do About Disease in Fish Hatcheries and Nurseries
With disease outbreaks now routine in fish hatcheries and nurseries, this guide sets out the main infections of eggs and fry and how to prevent and treat them.
Fisheries
Earn Good Money by Farming Magur Fish
Native magur is tasty, nutritious and fetches a high price; this guide covers pond selection, preparation, stocking and feeding for profitable farming.