LivestockThe Teesta chars of Sundarganj, Gaibandha, are now grazing land; researchers say carcasses of anthrax-killed animals dumped in the river make spores in the char grass more likely, so animals must be vaccinated every year.
OpinionProvincial legislator Nobulumko Nkondlo argues that fines, impoundments and culls are pushing informal livestock farmers out, and that municipalities should offer land and a path to compliance instead.
LivestockThree char unions of Chilmari in Kurigram keep about 29,000 cattle and buffaloes but have no permanent livestock doctor, so sick animals often die on the boat to the upazila town.
FisheriesAt a meeting in Chattogram, State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku pressed fisheries and livestock officers to cut farmers' costs, curb needless antibiotic use and prepare the sector for meat exports.
LivestockBetter grazing and cheaper maize are helping South African farmers rebuild cattle and sheep herds, which keeps red meat prices up, while recovering pork and poultry output is pushing those prices down, Absa's spring outlook finds.
LivestockIndiscriminate use of antibiotics without a vet's advice is making farm bacteria drug-resistant; a Department of Livestock Services study found E. coli on poultry farms up to 98 per cent resistant to 19 antibiotics.
EnvironmentHeavy rain on 25 and 26 September flooded parts of Uttar Pradesh, killing 56 people, damaging 1,021 houses and cropland, and killing 107 livestock by the government's count.
At the 49th board meeting of BLRI, fisheries, livestock and agriculture minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said the innovations of scientists will be properly recognised.
Both posts at the Taluk Jamira animal welfare centre in Palashbari, Gaibandha have been vacant for eight years, leaving cattle without treatment.
A new FAO assessment says livestock systems provide a third of global protein, and that most meat, milk and eggs never cross a border.
FAO's preliminary assessment of the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli floods puts crop damage at about 1,800 hectares and production losses near 7,700 tonnes, with up to a tenth of local livestock lost.
AgribusinessUSDA says six additional processors have taken up its voluntary label for meat that is born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States, alongside a $500 million programme for smaller beef plants.
AgribusinessJuly 2026 floods across about 28 unions of Moulvibazar submerged grazing land and fodder, leaving many cattle sick and their owners unable even to sell them cheaply; the district livestock office was still assessing the losses.
