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Record Honey Harvest From Litchi Blossoms in Ishwardi
A record amount of honey has been collected from litchi blossoms in Ishwardi, Pabna, this season, according to the upazila agriculture office.
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Paddy Fields Drying Up as Farmers Go From Pump to Pump in Search of Diesel
A diesel shortage across Bogura at the height of the boro season has left farmers queuing for hours at filling stations to keep their irrigation pumps running.
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Mango Fruitlets Dropping in Chuadanga, Growers Fear Losses
Hopper attacks are making young mangoes fall in orchards across Chuadanga, and growers fear heavy losses this season.
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Bumper Boro Yield Beckons in Sharsha and Benapole
With uninterrupted electricity and enough diesel for irrigation, farmers in Sharsha and Benapole, Jashore, are looking forward to a bumper Boro harvest.
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Aman Prices Falling, Worries Grow Over Boro
Aman paddy prices have fallen sharply amid continued rice imports, leaving farmers worried about getting a fair price for the boro crop about to be harvested.
CropsCover crops and double cropping now on a third of US cotton acres
The share of US cotton acres under double cropping or cover cropping rose from 15 percent in 2003 to 32 percent in 2019, the largest increase among the corn, soybean and cotton fields ERS tracked.
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Waterlogging in the Haors Leaves Farmers in Crisis at the Height of the Season
Early rain and waterlogging have damaged low-lying boro fields in Netrokona's haors, and fuel and labour shortages are adding to farmers' costs as the harvest begins.
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Nearly 4,000 Farmers Turn to Sunflower Cultivation in Bagerhat
Low costs, a short season and good returns are drawing a growing number of Bagerhat farmers to sunflower, with about 3,800 growing it on 610 hectares this year.
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Rahmat Scores a Success With Black Rice in Narail
A Kalia farmer who learned about black rice on YouTube has harvested a good crop from 10 decimals, sparking interest among neighbours.
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Boro Harvest in Full Swing in Sunamganj's Haors at Dawn on Pohela Boishakh
More than a lakh farmers took to at least 25 of Sunamganj's haors at sunrise on Pohela Boishakh to start the boro harvest.
CropsPeanut butter demand up 6 percent as US peanut crop hits record
Peanut butter consumption is 6 percent above its 10-year average while other peanut products decline, and a record 6.5 billion pound crop in 2024/25 has lifted crush and exports too.
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Agri-Entrepreneurs' Thoughts and Hopes for the Bangla New Year
On the Bangla New Year, farmers and agri-entrepreneurs set out their hopes for fair prices, fair distribution of subsidies and accountability in the farm sector.
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Pohela Boishakh: Agriculture, Farmers and the Shared Bengali Self
A senior agriculturist argues that Pohela Boishakh is the cultural mirror in which the lives of Bengal's farmers are most deeply reflected.