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Agriculture Industry
Uttarakhand govt encouraging cluster-based agriculture, says CM Dhamiedit
ANI News – Online
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that the state government is encouraging cluster-based agriculture, which is benefitting a large number of farmers. “Our government is encouraging cluster-based agriculture, which is benefitting many farmers of the state,” the Chief Minister said. He has increased the reach of agricultural machinery to small, marginal, and women farmers. Dhami today laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several projects in Dehradun. Addressing a public event, he said, “Our government has increased the reach of agricultural machinery to small, marginal, women farmers and remote areas by setting up farm machinery banks in hilly areas and custom hiring centres in plain areas.” “Financial assistance is being provided to the ...
Andhra Pradesh tops list of agriculture and allied sectors: GGIedit
The Siasat Daily – Online
Andhra Pradesh has topped the list of states under agriculture and allied sectors on the Good Governance Index (GGI) released by the Administration Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, on Saturday in New Delhi. GGI is a comprehensive and implementable framework to assess the State of Governance in all the States and Union Territories which enables ranking of States/Districts and presents a comparative picture. Eight indicators have been identified in GGI, under the agriculture, and allied sectors, with a focus on output and institutional support like crop insurance. The salient features of Group A states, in Agriculture and allied sectors, are increasing trends observed in food grain, horticulture, meat, and milk ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
A Claas Xerion 5000 slurry tanker breaks records at £525,000 at Cheffins machinery saleedit
A Scottish Farmer – Online
Founder of the business, Charles Baker, started contracting in 1974 and kicked off his contracting with a Ford 4000. With more than 70,000 page views on the Cheffins website and 600 bidders in total taking part online, records were broken with a top bid of £525,000 being placed for a Claas Xerion 5000 slurry tanker – the highest amount paid for any second-hand piece of agricultural machinery at auction. Close behind on £425,000 was a 2017 Vredo 7028/3 self-propelled spreader, whilst a 2020 John Deere 7R330 sold for a staggering £183,000. Managing director of RC Baker Ltd, Charles Baker commented: “We couldn’t be happier with the result of the sale. It all came together ...
Dairy Farming
This Device Worth Only Rs 5000 Can Bring Yet Another White Revolution In Indiaedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The combination of a steel milk pail and a power charger that can cool milk in 30 minutes has the potential to transform India’s dairy industry. The nano fluid-based technology pail can hold seven litres of milk and refrigerate it in 30 minutes from 37°C to 7°C. Dairy technologist Ravi Prakash, who is pursuing a PhD at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Bengaluru, aims to make the pail, which cost around Rs 9,000 in early prototype versions, more accessible. He spent nearly Rs 10 lakh on a system that cools raw milk from ambient temperature to below the critical limit, thanks to NDRI funding. “Time is of the essence ...
Paddy in India
Government’s paddy procurement reaches 443.49 lakh tonnes in October-Decemberedit
The Economic Times – Online
The government’s paddy procurement at MSP reached 443.49 lakh tonnes so far in the ongoing marketing year that commenced from October 2021, with the maximum quantities being purchased from Punjab, Haryana and Telangana, the food ministry said on Monday. About 186.85 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured from Punjab, 55.30 lakh tonnes from Haryana, 52.88 lakh tonnes from Telangana, 47.20 lakh tonnes from Chhattisgarh, 38 lakh tonnes from Uttar Pradesh, 15.14 lakh tonnes from Madhya Pradesh during October-December 26 of this marketing year, it said. The ministry, in a statement, said more than 47 lakh farmers have benefited from the minimum support price (MSP) value of Rs 86,924.46 crore so far. During the ...
Farmers in Vijaywada busy sowing paddy despite adviceedit
The Times of India – Online
Despite the directions of the district administration not to cultivate paddy during Rabi season, many farmers in Krishna delta region have started sowing paddy. While authorities are eyeing to start a campaign on promoting alternative crops, farmers are busy sowing paddy for the second crop. The Krishna has received copious amounts of water during monsoon. Around 120 tmc water was released into Bay of Bengal from Prakasam Barrage in 2021. Despite the huge flood, officials estimated that they will face difficulty in providing continuous water for the Delta during the second crop season. The irrigation department took a decision to repair the broken gate at Pulichintala Project and also for the construction of ...
Stir against paddy cultivation: Telangana Congress chief held for bid to gherao CM’s farmhouseedit
Hindustan Times – Online
On Sunday, Reddy had announced that Congress would organise a “Rachabanda” (open forum) programme at the chief minister’s farmhouse at Erravelli village to expose the latter’s double standards on the cultivation of paddy during the Rabi season. He alleged that KCR was cultivating paddy in 150 acres of his farmhouse while asking the farmers of the state not to raise paddy in their fields during the Rabi season on the pretext that the Centre refused to buy. This lead to the police gathering in large numbers at Reddy’s Jubilee Hills residence Sunday night and keeping under house arrest. They took him into custody soon after he came out to proceed to Erravelli at around ...