Crops
Load-Shedding Hits Rajshahi at Start of Boro Season, Farmers Suffer
Daily power cuts of three to four hours in Rajshahi at the start of the Boro season have raised fears for irrigation.
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Wages Rise but Labourers Unhappy, Boro Farmers in a Bind in Mymensingh
Mymensingh farmers are planting Boro amid biting cold and higher costs, while labourers say wage rises have not kept pace with prices.
Crops
The "Logo" Method of Rice Planting Raises Yields
The "logo" method, which leaves an empty row after every 10 rows of rice, cuts pest attacks, eases care and can raise yields by 4 to 5 maunds a bigha, says the Agriculture Information Service.
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Higher Fuel Prices Raise Boro Costs, Farmers Uneasy in Kamalganj
Kamalganj farmers are planting Boro despite the cold, but rising fuel costs and poor irrigation are weighing on them.
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Wild Elephants Rampage on Kurigram Border, Villagers in Fear
Wild elephants crossing from India at night have trampled crops, shallow pumps and homes in border villages of Kurigram's Rowmari and Rajibpur upazilas.
Crops
Bumper Aman Yield Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
Farmers in Jhalakathi say they have not seen an aman harvest this good in 10 years, and prices in the market are satisfying too.
Crops
AIS Explains Which Fertiliser to Use When for Boro Rice
The Agricultural Information Service has set out fertiliser doses and timing for both long- and short-duration boro rice varieties.
Agribusiness
Wild Dogs Kill 175 Sheep, Spreading Fear Among Farmers
Wild dogs killed 175 sheep worth an estimated Tk 20 lakh at a farm in Sonagazi, Feni, and farmers say the livestock officer was slow to respond.
Vegetables
Good Winter Vegetable Yield Brings No Joy to Sunamganj Farmers
Sunamganj farmers have harvested a good winter vegetable crop after the floods, but low prices at market have left them disappointed.
Crops
Good Paddy Yield Brings No Smiles to Ishwardi Farmers
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have had a good Aman crop but say low paddy prices and higher costs leave them with no profit.
Crops
Aman Cultivation in Sunamganj Exceeds Target
Sunamganj's flood-hit farmers have bounced back, planting transplanted aman on more land than targeted and reaping a bumper crop.
Crops
Government to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
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Brown Planthopper Attacks Aman Fields, Farmers at a Loss
Brown planthopper is attacking this season's aman paddy in Mirsarai, Chattogram, and farmers accuse sub-assistant agriculture officers of not visiting the fields, a charge the officials deny.