Crops
Gani Mia Succeeds With Vegetables Grown Without Pesticide
A Kaliganj farmer who leased two and a half bighas and followed agriculture office advice now makes a living from bottle gourd grown without chemical pesticide.
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CropsLalmonirhat potato prices fall below cost as rain soaks harvested crop
In March 2026 Lalmonirhat farmers who had borrowed after last season's losses said they were selling potatoes at Tk 8-10 a kg against a cost of about Tk 15, while night rain soaked harvested tubers in low-lying fields.
Fruits
Duties and Syndicates Push Up Fruit Prices in Lalmonirhat During Ramadan
Apples, grapes and malta have moved beyond ordinary buyers' reach in Lalmonirhat since Ramadan began, as traders cite high duties and a wholesale syndicate.
Crops
Stevia, a Sugar Substitute, Opens a New Horizon as a Profitable Crop
Commercial stevia farming has begun in Lalmonirhat, where a Dahagram farmer earns about Tk 50,000 a month from 12 decimals of land.
LivestockTwo Pet Goats Pull a Children's Cart on Village Roads in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat
Khorshed Alam of Durgapur Dighaltari in Aditmari upazila, Lalmonirhat, built a light cart pulled by his two pet goats, and local people were surprised to see his children riding in it on polling day, 12 February 2026.
EnvironmentThree sick Himalayan griffon vultures rescued from maize fields in Patgram
Forest department officials rescued three Himalayan griffon vultures that could not fly from maize fields in Patgram, Lalmonirhat, on the morning of 14 January 2026, and were arranging to send them to the vulture care centre in Dinajpur.
Crops
Farmland Topsoil Feeds Brick Kilns, Putting Agriculture at Risk
Topsoil is being stripped from Lalmonirhat's farmland for brick kilns, cutting cultivable land and fertility despite occasional fines.
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Aman Paddy Flattened on Thousands of Hectares in Lalmonirhat
Rain and gusty wind from a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal have flattened ripe and half-ripe aman paddy on thousands of hectares in Lalmonirhat.
CropsBumper Sweet Pumpkin Crop on Teesta Sandbars, but Lower Prices for Lalmonirhat Farmers
In May 2025 farmers on the Teesta chars of Lalmonirhat, where sweet pumpkin was grown on 1,320 hectares, were pleased with a bumper harvest, but prices below the previous year's and poor marketing held back their profits.
Livestock
Cattle Market Takes Over School Field in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj, Disrupting Classes
A cattle market and daily bazaar have taken over the playing field of two schools in Shialkhowa, Kaliganj, leaving students without space to play and classes disrupted.
Crops
Farmers Dump Potatoes on Road in Protest
Potato farmers in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway with potatoes for two hours in protest at cold storage rent doubling to Tk 8 a kg.
CropsBumper Aman harvest in Lalmonirhat brings Nabanna mood to farm homes
Farmers in Lalmonirhat's five upazilas harvested a bumper Aman crop in late 2024; the agriculture department said 86,550 hectares were planted, above target, though farmers complained of rising input costs.
CropsLalmonirhat farmers sow maize on Teesta sandbars as seed prices rise
In November 2024, once the floodwater had receded, farmers in Lalmonirhat began sowing maize on the Teesta's sandbars. The district had a Rabi-season target of 32,910 hectares of maize, but dearer seed and fertiliser worried growers.