Crops
'A Loss if the Harvest Is Big, a Loss if It Is Poor'
Sherpur has had a high yield of winter vegetables, but heavy supply means farmers are not getting the prices they expected, and retail prices are starting to fall.
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BRRI Develops an Affordable Seed Sowing Machine for Tray Seedlings
BRRI scientists have developed a low-cost seed sowing machine that fills a seedling tray in one second, letting one worker sow 14,400 trays a day for rice transplanters.
Environment
Another Deer Dies at Tetulia Eco-Park
A deer has died at the forest department's eco-park in Tetulia, Panchagarh, after two others died there some time ago, leaving only two deer.
Crops
Four Hundred Farmers in One Union Become Self-Reliant Growing Vegetables
More than 400 farmers in Nijpat union of Jaintiapur, Sylhet, who once worked in stone quarries, have become self-reliant growing early vegetables.
Environment
How Do Ants Conquer Kingdoms?
A feature on how ants farm, fight and, in the case of Polyergus ants, raid Formica colonies, kill their queens and take over their workers.
Crops
Ronty Succeeds with 'Black Rice' in Faridpur
Young agricultural entrepreneur Hasibul Hasan Ronty has had a bumper yield of black rice on about two bigha in Faridpur, and the DAE plans to keep his crop as seed for other farmers.
Crops
Early Paddy Reaches Dinajpur Markets, Farmers Happy with Prices
Early varieties of aman paddy have started reaching markets in Dinajpur, and farmers are happy with both the yield and the prices.
Environment
Butterfly Fair at Jahangirnagar University on 2 December
Jahangirnagar University will hold its annual butterfly fair on 2 December to raise awareness of butterfly conservation.
Crops
Gaibandha Farmers Happy with Aman Yield, Worried About Prices
Harvesting of early aman varieties has begun in Gaibandha, and farmers are pleased with the yield but worried that higher production costs will leave them without a fair price.
Crops
Rice Stocks 'Satisfactory', Yet Prices Are at Their Highest
Government food grain stocks are higher than at the same time in the past two years, yet rice prices are at their peak.
Environment
Two Cobras Rescued from Herbal Medicine Seller Released into Forest
Members of Animal Lovers of Patuakhali rescued two venomous cobras from a street herbal medicine seller in Kuakata and released them into the forest department's Lembu forest.
Crops
Mymensingh's Food Grain Output Could Last Over Two Years, Wheat in Deficit
Mymensingh division has a large annual surplus of rice and other paddy-based food but a big shortfall of wheat and maize, which a regional official says farmers will be encouraged to grow.
Crops
A Quiet Farming Revolution in Sweet Potatoes in Gaibandha
Farmers on the river chars of Gaibandha have taken up a high-value Japanese sweet potato variety, Koki-14-go, grown with a Japanese company's support for export.
VideoFour Brothers Carry Forward Their Father's Success in Fish Farming
The farm built over three decades by Narsingdi fish farming pioneer Shamsuddin Shama is now run by his four sons, who aim to modernise its methods and marketing.
Environment
Escaped King Cobra Returns Home on Its Own
A seven-foot king cobra that escaped from a zoo in Sweden has returned to its enclosure of its own accord, to the relief of the authorities.
Crops
BRRI dhan75 Can Be Harvested in 95 Days
Grown on about 400 bighas in the Rajshahi region, the aromatic, short-duration BRRI dhan75 yielded over 5 tonnes a hectare and frees land for mustard.
Crops
Crops of Nine Farmers Destroyed Overnight in Rajshahi's Bagha, Note Left Behind
Unknown people destroyed the crops of nine farmers in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi overnight and left handwritten notes in the fields.
Environment
Young Man Jailed for Trapping Migratory Birds in Dakop, Khulna
A mobile court in Dakop upazila of Khulna sentenced a 26-year-old man to one month's simple imprisonment for trapping migratory birds.
Crops
Farmers in Puthia Alarmed by Planthopper and Neck Blast in Aman Fields
Farmers in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi say planthopper and neck blast have struck their aman paddy, while the local agriculture officer says there has been no planthopper attack.
Environment
Day-Long 'Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival' Held in Kaliganj
A day-long Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival was held in a festive atmosphere in Kaliganj, Satkhira, on the theme "Union, not separation, is fundamental".