NASS administrator Joe Parsons says farmers will soon be able to type or speak a question to get official data, as most reports move to the interactive Ag Insights platform.
Eighteen fishermen stranded on a disabled trawler near Sonarchar in Rangabali, Patuakhali, were rescued unhurt on Thursday morning by a trawler their relatives sent.
VegetablesA Teagasc report finds irrigation made the difference, at a cost of over €2,700 a hectare in water alone for some crops, while only 30-35% of the vegetable area has enough capacity.
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture's Sunamganj sub-station is training haor farmers in regionally suited rice, mustard and groundnut varieties developed with nuclear techniques and mutation breeding.
Capricious LLC in Beaver County sends groups of mostly rescued goats to eat invasive brush on homes and municipal land from May to October, and earns more from a forest carbon programme.
With little farm work in the monsoon, about 3,000 families in Kashiani, Gopalganj, pick and sell water lilies (shapla) from the beels; 20 to 30 vehicle-loads a day leave the Rahuthar wholesale market for other districts.
Sirajganj's district agricultural technology extension committee met to set its rabi 2026-27 work plan, taking up sugarcane, stevia, year-round jackfruit and BRRI dhan115 black rice.
LivestockAverage animals per batch dropped from 29 in 2013 to 17 in 2024, and only 34% of vaccines released in the UK now need any animal testing, against 74% in 2013.
AgrotechZoom-camera drones costing about $5,500 let farmers check fuel, flat tyres and broken drive shafts on irrigation pivots from the field edge, though some dealers say setup is still too slow.
Market ManagementCotton Incorporated's chief economist says production shortfalls in China, Australia, the US and Turkey, and strong mill demand, have lifted prices after years in the 65-68 cent range.
CropsICAR's integrated pest management centre showed Rajasthan tribal farmers how hand-picking, traps, natural enemies and targeted baits bring the pest under control.
EnvironmentA technical clash with its existing SFI23 agreement stopped the GWCT's Allerton Project submitting an £85,000-a-year application before the £253m window closed in under six hours.
OpinionWhy Bangladesh needs more farmer-centred, field-based, data-driven and impact-oriented agricultural research
FruitsHerdade das Servas in Portugal tested night picking in 2024 and made it standard last year; its winemaker expects more of the region's producers to follow.
CropsThe Chemical Review Committee adopted a decision guidance document on the organophosphate, citing bans in Brazil and the EU; the parties will take a final decision in April 2027.
LivestockAt BeefEx 2026, North American cattle feeder Kee Jim said Australia could meet US animal-health standards and the economics work, yet US authorities say there is no import protocol.
Agricultural researchers say integrated pest management (IPM), using sex pheromone, yellow sticky and light traps and perching, must be spread widely to cut pesticide residues and protect biodiversity.
LivestockLamb schedules near $12/kg and record store prices lifted 2025-26, but falling lamb numbers, rising costs and US tariff risk set the tone for 2026-27.
AgrotechA UK-Japan team showed how a new class of wheat receptors lures blast-fungus effectors, and bioengineered them to recognise the pathogen on both wheat and barley.
AgrotechCTNBio has for the first time cleared genetically modified microorganisms for producing biocontrol products, granted to Bioma of the Cogny group, with soybean, corn and sugarcane the first targets.
