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Rivers like Kangsabati are helpful for the farmers

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 13 Jan

Rivers like Kangsabati are helpful for the farmers. As the rivers cause floods in the monsoon, there is a barrage being created with gates so that the river can be controlled. The barrage also helps in power...

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The Farmers Should Be Happy!!!

STOUTjodee @STOUTjodee (3670) • United States 18 Jun

Good morning fellow mylotters!! We live in a farming community and about every summer the farmers always complain that there isn't enough rain!! Always we get rain!! For example, just within the last couople of days we've...

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Farmers need the rain for their crops

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11424) • United Kingdom 15 May 25

I don't very often watch the news but whilst i am typing it is on so i am catching small snippets of what is being said. Whilst we have been enjoying this glorious sunshine, the farmers have been waiting for the rains to come. I...

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There is fun seeing potatoes cut as produce in the farms

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 18 Aug 24

When we went to the countryside in the potato plantations we found the farmers are cutting the produce and kept them fit to go to market and cold storage. They are essential commodities and are sold and bought in bulk in the...

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In the countryside the bean farms are fascinating

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 5 Jun 24

In the countryside beans are planted. Beans are called borboti in bengali. Farmers remain careful about not allowing too much of sunlight to destroy the crops. Beans are delicate vegetables which require close...

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An ideal drenching bottle

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Feb 24

When I was young, getting a veterinarian out to look at a sick animal was beyond the means of most farmers. They would apply their own remedies or seek out a neighbour who might be known as good with sick animals. My father was...

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The Song for Farmers

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 1 Sep 23

Out of all the Filipino Folk songs from the Luzon Lowlands in the Philippines, "Magtanim ay Di Biro" (Planting Rice is Never Fun) is the one that I like best. It reflects on how hard farmers work every day and their importance to...

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In the monsoon the flower farm and vegetable farm cultivate crops together.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 30 Jul 23

In the countryside the agricultural farmers grow crops and flowering plants on both sides of lawns. The monsoon season is the best time of cultivation. In the cover farming style the brinjal plants, papaya plants grow together...

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In the countryside the farmers are also involved in livestock livelihood.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 28 Feb 23

The farmers in Bengal are involved in growing potatoes, brinjals, rice, cauliflower in the farms. Along with that are involved in livestock farming. They rear cows, goats, chicken and sell their produce for side business. Milk of...

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The radish plantations are ploughed in January.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23251) 16 Jan 22

The radish plantations are ploughed in January. Generally in West Bengal the farmers use bullocks to plough the fields. In January the leaves come out and the radish grows as roots. By March they will be fit for sale in the...

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My uncle harvested his first corn in 2022.

Suryati20 @sinari (4995) • Indonesia 4 Jan 22

My uncle had just harvested the corn from his corn plantation. This is the result of his first corn garden in 2022. My uncle lives in the village, so he has a rice field planted with rice, and also has a garden planted with...

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Do not infuriate the farmers!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 11 Feb 21

While America was in turmoil about the shameful insurrection instigated by its own commander-in-chief, across India marched the farmers rising up to voice their sentiments about impending laws that will surely impede them of their...

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After a month ultimately it is rainfall in my village...

Bhushan Ramesh Ingle @inglebhushan555 (200) • Amravati, India 25 Jul 20

Yesterday, All people in my Village got a bliss the reason was ultimately it rained. Due to global warming, it's very uncertain these days. They had done showings in their farms. But there was hardly any clue of clouds which were...

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The Pig That Blew The Place To Kingdom Come

Jim Bauer @porwest (112864) • United States 14 Mar 20

This is a TRUE story. A farmer in North Yorkshire was trying to show the government that he had free range pigs to get a tax break. He put pedometers on all of his pigs to show how freely his pigs are roaming. One of the...

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Drought and farmers

Diane Borg @DianeBorg (791) • Malta 27 Feb 20

Hi Everyone This winter is again a dry one in Malta, it started well with rain, but I think that the last good rain was in December. We are watering the crops frequently like it is summer and the feed for animals like the wheat...

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Another piece of decoration..

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 15 Jan 20

I put the beautiful picture of kites in my last post. It was the part of the festival celebration at school yesterday. Now here is another picture from the same celebration. Since it's a harvest festival, one can not leave behind...

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Weather is improving but it left too much problem for farmers.

anil02 @anil02 (24688) • India 19 Apr 19

Before 5 day an unexpected twist in weather left problem for farmers for coming days. Here in winter weather and condition were in favor of farming. So farmers are happy that they have good crops in this season. They have many...

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Are we better off without a hi-tech world?

Robbie Lowdown0 @RobbieLowdown0 (69) • United States 4 Jan 19

As cloud and mobile computing technology rapidly advances, so does the expectations of consumers and employees; while most are excited about the possibilities, is anyone asking if we're better off without a high-tech world? Just a...

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Perth children get the chance to Thank A Farmer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382328) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Oct 18

Farmers all over the world have to contend with all sorts of problems, not the least of which is the weather. Australian farmers have been doing it tough and some have had years of drought. Western Australia looked like having its...

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Tomorrow we visit our local farmers markets.

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 25 May 18

On Saturdays, local growers meet together to display and hopefully sell what they have recently harvested. There are several markets here worth visiting. All foods offered are from local family farms, with several offering items...

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