Environment
Ziaur Rahman Foundation Plants Trees and Distributes Saplings in Patuakhali
The Ziaur Rahman Foundation planted trees and gave students more than 700 fruit and medicinal saplings at two schools in Patuakhali Sadar upazila.
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Fisheries
What Happens to the Body When You Eat Fish Bones
The soft bones of small fish can add calcium and other minerals to the diet, but hard bones and poorly stored fish carry real risks.
Agribusiness
Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With a Jackal in Jashore
A young motorcyclist died after hitting a jackal on the Jashore-Magura highway in Bagharpara while riding home from his aunt's house.
Fruits
Leo Club of Chittagong Bandhan Distributes Seasonal Fruit
Leo Club of Chittagong Bandhan distributed seasonal fruit to staff working at the Chattogram Lions Eye Hospital compound.
Livestock
Joypurhat's Government Poultry Farm Limps Along
A staff shortage and crumbling sheds have left the government poultry breeding and development farm at Jamalganj, Joypurhat, producing far below its targets.
Vegetables
Recipe for Encebollado, Ecuador's Popular Dish
Encebollado, a tuna, onion and cassava soup, is one of Ecuador's most popular traditional dishes and can be made at home with simple ingredients.
CropsHow fish farmers can read pond water: oxygen, algae and clarity signs
Most pond fish deaths follow a fall in dissolved oxygen late at night. FAO's fish-farming guidance shows how a simple arm test, a Secchi disc and a few warning signs let farmers spot the danger early.
Livestock
Blood Spot in an Egg Yolk: Is It Safe to Eat?
A small red spot in an egg yolk is usually a burst blood vessel and is harmless once the egg is well cooked, though discoloured whites are a warning sign.
LivestockUSDA offers $500 million to keep independent beef processors running
The Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers programme will pay eligible U.S.-owned beef plants that are not among the dominant packers, as the cattle herd sits at a 75-year low.
Crops
Hill Runoff Floods Low-Lying Areas of Jamalpur
Hill runoff and rain have flooded low-lying areas of Islampur upazila in Jamalpur, submerging crops, homes and village roads and leaving thousands of people in hardship.
Fruits
Chhatra Dal Holds Seasonal Fruit Festival at Jahangirnagar University
The Jahangirnagar University unit of Chhatra Dal held a seasonal fruit festival for students, serving mango, jackfruit, latkan and pineapple at the central cafeteria.
Crops
Severe Erosion Swallows Homes in Gaibandha, Crops on 118 Hectares Damaged
Rising and falling rivers in Gaibandha have damaged crops on at least 118 hectares and triggered severe erosion that has left more than 800 riverside families homeless.
Environment
Parents Mark Daughter's Birthday with Blood Donation and Tree Planting
A couple in Narayanganj marked their daughter's second birthday by donating blood and planting trees rather than holding a lavish celebration.
Crops
Irregularities Alleged in Flood-Hit Farmer List, Complaint to UNO
Farmers in Kawadighi haor, Rajnagar, have complained to the upazila nirbahi officer that local representatives and a sub-assistant agriculture officer left real flood victims off the government aid list.
CropsUS corn area fell 3% in 2026 as soybean plantings rose 5%, USDA says
USDA's Acreage report of 30 June 2026 put US corn plantings at 95.3 million acres and soybean at 85.4 million, while corn stocks on 1 June stood 14% above a year earlier.
EnvironmentUS irrigated land stops growing as water use per acre falls
American irrigated area grew more than tenfold from 1890 but has stalled since 1997, even as the water applied to each acre has fallen sharply.
Fisheries
Live Russell's Viper Caught in Fisherman's Net in Manikganj
A fisherman in Harirampur, Manikganj caught a live Russell's viper in his net on the Padma and brought it ashore unharmed so it could be handed to the Forest Department.
CropsSick soil and overuse of fertiliser and pesticides threaten Bangladesh's farming
A Jagonews24 article published on 30 June 2026 warned that falling soil organic matter, excess chemical fertiliser and indiscriminate pesticide use were weakening Bangladesh's agriculture, and called for soil test-based fertilising and integrated pest management.
VideoArtificial Insemination at Diamond Chicks
Shykh Seraj visits Diamond Chicks, one of the country's largest poultry companies, where artificial insemination lets one cockerel fertilise 80 to 100 hens.
Fruits
One Guest Invited, 100 Turn Up for Mango-Jackfruit Feast in Tangail
A trader in Gopalpur, Tangail invited one friend to a mango and jackfruit feast, but the friend arrived with around 100 guests, and the delighted host fed them all.