Crops
500kg Bull Dies at Kishoreganj Cattle Market Before It Could Be Sold
A farmer's 500kg bull collapsed and died at Hossainpur cattle market after he held out for more than the Tk 4 lakh he had been offered.
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Vegetables
Miscreants Cut Down 352 Malta Trees Under Cover of Night
Miscreants cut down 352 trees in farmer Mominur Rahman's six-bigha malta orchard at Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat, causing a loss he puts at over Tk 15 lakh.
Crops
Egrets, the Farmer's Friend, Are Disappearing
White egrets and other farmer-friendly birds are vanishing from Jhenaidah's fields because of pesticides, hunting, tree felling and climate change.
Crops
Broken Road a Thorn in the Side of Mymensingh Vegetable Farmers
Farmers in Mymensingh Sadar's vegetable-growing chars say the narrow, broken Shambhuganj-Paranganj road is costing them their profits.
VideoThe Farmers' Cricket World Cup
Shykh Seraj recalls the symbolic Farmers' Cricket World Cup he staged on a harvested paddy field in Mymensingh in 2011.
Vegetables
Aman and Winter Vegetables Under Water, Farmers in Despair
Excessive rain in Nilphamari has damaged aman rice and winter vegetables, leaving farmers unsure how much of their crop they will harvest.
Crops
Khulna Farmers Worried About Aman Yield
A good aman crop is ripening in Khulna, but a forecast of storms and heavy rain has farmers worried.
Agribusiness
Good Harvest of Early Winter Vegetables, but Farmers Frustrated by Prices
Dhamrai's farmers harvested plenty of early winter vegetables but are getting only slightly higher wholesale prices while retail prices soar.
Environment
Planthopper Attack on Aman Paddy Worries Farmers in Joypurhat
Farmers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat fear poor aman yields after a brown planthopper attack that pesticides have failed to stop.
Crops
New Paddy Reaches Farmers' Homes Early in Kartik in Nandigram
New paddy has started reaching farmers' homes in Nandigram upazila of Bogura at the start of Kartik, and good yields and prices have left farmers pleased.
Rooftop farming
Hobby Farmer Abu Sayeed Surprises Cumilla with Rooftop Ridge Gourds
An expatriate hobby farmer in Cumilla Sadar Dakshin has harvested one and a half maunds of ridge gourd in a month from wooden boxes on his rooftop.
Environment
Good Aman yield in Adamdighi, but stem borer attack worries farmers
Farmers in Bogura's Adamdighi expect a bumper Aman harvest, but a widespread stem borer attack in some areas has left them struggling.
Agribusiness
Animal feed prices soar as small and medium farmers lose money on milk and meat
Soaring animal feed prices, driven by higher global prices and shipping costs, are pushing small and medium dairy and cattle farmers into losses while milk and meat prices stay flat.