AgrotechNASA's Space for Ag tour stopped at the Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge, where the farmer uses the OpenET satellite tool to track how much water his crops use.
LivestockWith lamb above $12/kg, breeders expect sheep farmers to keep investing in genetics; rams averaged $1,864 at auction last summer and some studs about $3,000.
AgribusinessHamilton-based Dairy Goat Co-operative has partnered with US agribusiness investor AGR Partners for long-term growth capital, while its farmers keep 100 percent ownership.
EnvironmentCouncil staff now recommend trucking Cromwell's stored sludge to Winton landfill after doubts the Lauder farm site could take it all; Federated Farmers says the porous, dry site is unsuitable.
CookingBeyond dal and bhorta, a hilsa head can make three new dishes with everyday spices; ingredients and steps.
EnvironmentA deep depression over the north Andaman Sea has prompted local cautionary signal 3 at Chattogram and Cox's Bazar ports, and fishing boats have been told to stay out of the deep sea.
Mymensingh's SK Hospital treated 20,073 people for animal bites and scratches from January to August, 5,955 of them under 15; vaccine is in stock, but dog vaccination has stopped.
OpinionOn the international day of awareness of food loss and waste, researcher Pavel Partha writes that Bangladesh loses about 3.5 million tonnes of food a year, some 82 kg a person, and needs a national roadmap.
LivestockA South African poultry specialist says new producers who jump into broilers for quick money fail when they have no market; feed, cash flow and house design decide the rest.
CookingOmurice is fried rice with vegetables and chicken wrapped in a soft omelette and topped with demi-glace sauce; Ajker Patrika's feature desk gives the ingredients and steps.
IslamThough she had no children, Aisha took the kunya Umm Abdullah on the Prophet's advice, after her sister's son Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr; Sunan Abu Dawud and Musnad Ahmad record it.
At Laharhat in Barishal Sadar, cattle graze all day on a char of the Bukhainagar river and swim back against the current in the afternoon, guided by farmers in boats; ten photographs by Saiyan.
IslamFor a Muslim a job is not only a salary but a test of honesty, trustworthiness and responsibility; some points on practising Islam at work, drawn from the Quran and hadith.
Within the Sundarbans' 10-kilometre ecologically critical area, 21 resorts and cottages have gone up in seven or eight years and 10 more are being built; none has Department of Environment clearance or district registration.
Stubborn underarm stains from sweat, body oil and salt lift best with an enzyme detergent, lukewarm water and a 30-minute soak.
Half a kilo of amra peel, boiled and ground, cooked in mustard oil with jaggery and tamarind makes a pickle that keeps for a long time.
Dirty grounds and blocked drains at many Dhaka schools and colleges are breeding Aedes mosquitoes, and the district administration has ordered head-led 'Clean School Teams'.
Every one of 446 upazila health complexes is short of at least one of the five government-supplied drugs at its NCD corner; funding has stopped and a Tk 100 crore request has gone unmet for six and a half months.
At least 53 people in Rangpur, Dinajpur and Gaibandha, 37 of them in Sundarganj, have been treated for anthrax symptoms in a month after sick cattle were slaughtered and their meat shared.
AgribusinessThe Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill, passed on 23 September, lets regulators rely more on trusted overseas assessments; Federated Farmers welcomes it but wants faster access in practice.
