Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Vision document spells out plans for self-sufficiency in agricultureedit
The Times Of India – Online
The vision document for Goa’s agriculture and allied sectors has emphasised on creating a value chain of supply network by post-harvest management and value addition. It has also stressed on crop diversification, intensification and integrated farming system approaches as well as advanced management practices to make the state self-sufficient in agriculture products. Vision for development of agriculture and allied sectors: A way towards making Goa self-reliant (Swayampurna Goa) prepared by the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute suggested the establishment of model integrated farming system units in different regions of the state and making these popular through the directorate of agriculture.
Competition
Judge limits strikers’ conduct at Deere plant in Iowaedit
ET Auto – Online
A judge on Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order that details how picketing workers at the Deere & Co. plant in Davenport must conduct themselves. In seeking the injunction Wednesday, Deere officials alleged that striking workers had disrupted access to the Davenport Works plant and put others at risk. District Court Judge Marlita Greve ordered the union to allow only four picketers at a time near the gates of the plant. The order also banned the use of chairs and barrel fires, and prohibited picketers from harassing or intimidating people entering and leaving the plant, the Quad-City Times reported.
John Deere strike: what you need to knowedit
Bolly Inside – Online
As Deere & Co. employees at 14 facilities spanning Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas take part in the company’s first strike in 35 years, both parties have remained relatively mum on details so far throughout the ongoing strike and negotiations. It’s been nearly a week since more than 10,000 United Auto Workers members walked off the job at John Deere plants in several states after rejecting the agriculture equipment giant’s latest contract offer.
Events
Net Zero Agriculture: The Challenges Facing Our Food Chainedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Webinar on ‘Net Zero Agriculture: The Challenges Facing Our Food Chain’ will be organized by RSK Group Limited on 28 October 2021 in virtual Format. Explore with this webinar- how we can take corrective actions now to do what’s right and reduce our industry’s impact on the climate. The food industry has committed to delivering this by 2040. There is a lot to do, and a lot to take into account, to continue to feed the nation, but there are many solutions already available, especially at the agricultural end of the supply chain, which is the source of nearly two-thirds of the food industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Govt. Policies
Farmers being trained on crop diversification: Niranjan Reddyedit
The Hans India – Online
Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy on Thursday said that department has taken up training programmes in a big way to create awareness among farmers about alternative crops. At a review meeting, he said about 8,098 of 22,123 training programmes were conducted. He asked the department officials to make use of technology besides print and electronic media to provide information to farmers on agriculture-allied sectors.
Centre’s Rs 2,000-3,000 cr scheme to digitalise PACs on anviledit
The Economic Times – Online
The Union Cooperation Ministry is working on a new central scheme to modernise and digitalise over 97,000 primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACs) spread across the country, with a budget outlay of around Rs 2,000-3000 crore over the next five years. Primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACs) — commonly known as agri-cooperative credit societies — are village-level lending institutions based on cooperative principles. They provide short and medium term loans to rural people to meet their financial requirements.
Paddy in India
Farmers protest against Haryana govt’s order of ‘banning paddy procurement from other states’edit
The Times Of India – Online
Farmers from Shamli and nearby areas are protesting Haryana government’s order of banning procurement of paddy crops from other states, including Uttar Pradesh. The protest, continuing for the past one week, is causing inconvenience to commuters on the national highway along the UP-Haryana border near Bidoli. The police had to intervene every time a traffic jam was reported but the farmers maintained that they would continue with their efforts as they had been selling their crops in Haryana’s Karnal mandi for decades.
Stubble Burning
PAU holds awareness camp for farmers on stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Amid rising concerns over the burning of stubble by farmers, the department of extension education in collaboration with the Skill Development Centre of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organised a campaign-cum-training camp on ‘crop residue management for farmers at Zirakh village (Dehlon). As many as 60 farmers participated in the training session during which awareness was spread regarding schemes/initiatives being taken up by the department of agriculture and farmers’ welfare for crop residue management.
Can biomass co-firing offer a viable solution to coal shortage and stubble burning?edit
DTE – Online
The Government of India (GoI) has made it mandatory for thermal power plants in three categories to use a 5 per cent blend of biomass pellets and coal. The policy will come into effect in October 2022, with a requirement to increase the blend to 7 per cent within two years for two categories of plants. The co-firing policy will be in effect for 25 years or till the useful life of the thermal power plant, whichever is earlier. India’s economy is on the path to recovery since the second wave of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The first half of October saw a 4.9 per cent increase in electricity consumption compared to September.
GB Nagar agri dept speeds up bio-decomposer distribution to curb stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The agriculture department in Gautam Budh Nagar has sped up distribution of bottles of bio-decomposers among the farmers to minimise stubble burning and curb air pollution in the district, officials said on Thursday. Officials said they have distributed 3,510 vials of bio-decomposers which can be mixed with water and spread over the stubble to decompose it. “We are planning to distribute more vials of bio-decomposers to suppress the stubble burning in the district. We are holding meetings with the farmers in different villages to encourage them to use these decomposers. Each vial of decomposer can be mixed with 200 litres of water to form a solution, which can then be sprayed over stubble covering at ...
Ensure complete ban on stubble burning, UPPCB tells districtsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) on Thursday asked district authorities to ensure complete ban on residue burning by farmers to get rid of stubble after the Kharif harvest. “Stubble burning is a major contributor to air pollution during winters. The district administrations have been asked to reach out to farmers and motivate them against stubble burning. The authorities have also been asked to suggest alternatives means to manage stubble waste,” said Ajay Sharma, member secretary, UPPCB.
Tractor industry
VST MT 932 Adjudged Most Innovative Tractor of 2021edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
VST Tillers Tractors Ltd. (VST), India’s leading farm equipment manufacturer, won the Latest Innovation of the Year Award 2021 for its VST MT 932 Tractor at the Apollo Farm Power Awards 2021. The award was received by Jujhar Singh Virk, Senior Vice President, Sales, and Marketing, VST Tillers Tractors Ltd., from Dr. Ramesh Chand – Member Niti Ayog & Dr. Ashok Dalwai – Chairman PM’s special task force on doubling farm income, during the 12th Agriculture Leadership Conclave 2021 & Awards organized by Agriculture Today Group in New Delhi.