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Agri teams to probe adulteration in fertilizersedit
Following complaints of adulteration in fertilizers, district magistrate NG Ravi Kumar has constituted a team of agriculture department officials to investigate the matter. The team, led by district agriculture officials, has started conducting raids on shops selling fertilizers. According to agriculture department officials, in Agra district around 2.83 hectare land is used for agricultural activities. Going by the data available, the annual consumption of fertilizers in the district includes 8,100 tonne of urea, 5,800 tonne of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and 2,700 tonne of potash. The district has 665 registered shops selling seeds and fertilizers.
Strengthen agriculture by long-term structural changes: Venkaiah Naiduedit
Vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu Saturday called for strengthening agriculture by bringing in long-term structural changes as farming is our basic culture providing livelihood to nearly 60 percent of our population.
Submit detail report for establishing crop colonies, food processing unitsedit
The State government was firm on establishing crop colonies and food processing units on a large scale and officials should submit a detailed project report within a week in this regard, Agriculture Principal Secretary C Parthasarathi said here on Saturday.
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Deere Comes Up With High-Tech Farming Equipmentedit
It has GPS, lasers, computer vision, and uses machine learning and sensors to be more efficient. This is the new high-tech farm equipment from John Deere, which made its first Consumer Electronics Show appearance this week to highlight the importance of tech in farming.