Crops
What to Do First When a Pigeon Falls Ill
When a pigeon falls ill, keepers should give it saline and rice saline at once and make sure it keeps eating and does not become dehydrated.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Half-Decomposed 30-Foot Whale Washes Ashore at Kuakata
A half-decomposed whale about 30 feet long, thought to be a baleen species, washed ashore on Kuakata beach on 3 September.
Crops
All Kinds of Support Will Be Given for Tomato Farming: Agriculture Secretary
Agriculture secretary Md Sayedul Islam says farmers will get seed, fertiliser and all other support needed to expand summer tomato farming.
Environment
Plenty of Trees Must Be Planted to Save Dhaka: Atiq
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam says plenty of trees must be planted to save Dhaka as the city's temperature keeps rising.
Crops
The Fertilisers Radish Needs for a Higher Yield
For a good radish yield, farmers should apply urea, TSP, MoP, gypsum and borax at the right doses and at the right time.
Crops
Aziza-Rafiq Foundation to Plant One Lakh Trees in 10 Years
The Aziza-Rafiq Foundation has launched a tree and palm seed planting drive in Kotiadi, Kishoreganj, aiming to plant one lakh trees and one lakh palm seeds in 10 years.
Agribusiness
Renata Brings "Folate Egg" to Market
Renata Limited has started marketing a new egg it says carries 35 per cent more folate than an ordinary egg and benefits mothers and children.
Agribusiness
Farmers Lose Tk 10 on Chicken and Tk 2 on Eggs
Egg prices in Rajshahi have slumped below production cost and broiler farmers are getting far less than the market price, leaving poultry farmers with losses.
Vegetables
Severe Drought Cuts Auto Bean Yield This Year
Growers of off-season "auto" beans in Ishwardi, Pabna, have begun picking, but severe drought has cut yields while prices stay high.
Agribusiness
30 Per Cent of Chandpur's Poultry Farms Close in a Month
Rising feed prices and load-shedding have closed 30 per cent of poultry farms in Chandpur in a month, and those still running fear heavy losses.
Crops
How to Grow Vegetables on Field Ridges
Farmers can bring the growing area of field ridges under vegetables, earning extra income and helping control rice pests without harming the main crop.
Agribusiness
Five Cumilla Shops Fined for Overpricing Chicken
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection fined five businesses in Cumilla Tk 13,000 for not displaying price lists and selling chicken at inflated prices.
Agribusiness
Syndicate Unsettles Egg and Chicken Market, Farmers Struggle
Marginal poultry farmers have called for the syndicate to be broken, accusing 10-12 big companies of setting chick, egg and broiler prices at will.