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Agriculture Industry
Agriculture Department Keen to Promote Organic Farming in Kashmiredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Since the dawn of the industrial age, technology has been lightening the burden of the farming sector and has enabled the farmers to adopt different methods and techniques for making the sector a sustainable means of livelihood and gainful employment. The favorable environmental conditions such as suitable temperature and easy availability of water make Jammu & Kashmir an apt place for organic farming, practiced all over the world as an optimal alternative to inorganic farming. With proper implementation and development of organic farming, this agriculture system has all the potential to become a lucrative and sustainable means of livelihood in Jammu and Kashmir. Chowdhary Muhammad Iqbal, Director Agriculture Kashmir, paid a visit to the Kulgam ...
Fixing The Agriculture Crisis In India Requires A Strong Policy Foundationedit
Youth Ki Awaaz – Online
I will start with an incident that I faced very recently while appearing for an online entrance exam. The entrance examination was arranged remotely at home, so prior to the exam, they (the university) wanted to go for a trial to check all the technicalities. While appearing for that mock trial exam, I had to face a lot of technical issues, so firstly, I tried to call the help desk, which went unanswered, then wrote about the problem in the redressal box, which was also not solved at the time. Then I had to reach out to a technician. In the midst of all this, I realised, being in an advantageous position, I was ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas Trion Named Harvester FARM MACHINE 2022edit
Farm Equipment – Online
Claas was awarded the title FARM MACHINE 2022 in the category of combine harvesters for their new Trion series. The jury formed by experts of 14 agri media brands all across Europe and North America think it is the best concept available on the market today. The Trion has not yet been released in North America. Jury member Cristian Furini, editor-in-chief of the Italian portal omnitrattore.it, explains why. “Partly because of the impressive output during field tests, but mostly because of the broad range of models and features,“ he says. The Trion series includes 20 models, some with walkers with up to 258 hp, others as hybrid combine harvesters with single and double rotors and ...
Cost is climbing while availability is dropping, says CLAASedit
Real Agriculture – Online
Supply chain disruptions from fertilizer, to fuel, to equipment and equipment parts have plagued the agriculture industry for several months, but there isn’t an end in sight. Eric Raby, senior vice president of Americas for CLAAS was at Commodity Classic at New Orleans, Louisiana, providing customers with some answers to some of their questions. The key takeaway, says Raby, is although they aren’t able to predict the future, the company is working on being as transparent as possible. Currently, when it comes to inflation and the rising costs of products, Raby says the company looks at pricing on more of an annual basis, so costs are being absorbed by the company. The longer this goes ...
Dairy Farming
Dairy Farming: Training Provided to Women in Animal Care, Feeding, Reproduction & Disease Preventionedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Khalsa College Veterinary and Animal Sciences (KCVAS) is hosting a two-week dairy farming training programme for women. According to Principal, Dr. HK Verma, more than 30 students would receive training in animal care, feeding, breeding, management, reproduction, and disease prevention. According to Dr. Verma, the programme will emphasize the importance of agriculture and veterinary streams. The trainees will also receive hands-on training in animal restraint, first-aid treatment, and fundamental health markers that can be used to distinguish between healthy and sick animals. Dr SK Nagpal in his welcome speech mentioned the brief history of KCVAS and how a tie-up between CEDSI and KCVAS is being materialized ...
Govt. Policies
Odisha Govt issues Rabi paddy procurement guidelinesedit
Odisha Diary – Online
The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Department has issued detailed guidelines for procurement of paddy during Rabi season. Principal Secretary Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Vir Vikram Yadav has recently issued guidelines to the Collectors of Baleswar, Bargarh, Balangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur and Subarnapur. The procurement of paddy (Rabi crop) will commence from May 1 and continue till June 30 in the State. It is required to ensure that the upcoming Rabi procurement operations are carried out smoothly and genuine farmers are able to sell their paddy in a hassle-free manner at the Minimum Support Price (MSP), Yadav said. The procurement operations are to ...
Hydroponic Farming: Government is Providing Special Training to Womenedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
The Delhi government has started training women for underprivileged communities and physically handicapped individuals in hydroponics, a soilless agriculture system, to grow exotic vegetables such as lettuce, bok choy, parsley, rocket leaves, and fruits, among others, which are in high demand in fine-dining institutions in the Capital. The training is now being undertaken by the Delhi transport department at a Hydroponics Horticulture Training Facility at Kushak Nallah cluster bus depot near Lodhi Road, and the trainees will receive certificates from the Agriculture Skill Council of India. On February 4, transport minister Kailash Gahlot presented certificates to the first group of 20 trainees. The training has given Daryaganj resident Kavita Kashyap (47), who lost her work ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Rise in temperature: Farmers must go for light irrigation, caution expertsedit
Hindustan Times – Online
Following an increase in temperature, agriculture experts have cautioned wheat farmers, especially those who had sown late varieties, to be vigilant and must go for light irrigation else they may witness yield loss. Faridkot chief agriculture officer Dr Karanjit Singh Gill said a rise in temperature is not good for the wheat crop at the time of germination as it may have an impact on the yield, especially on the late-sown crop, and farmers may witness a loss of yield. Farmers who had sown wheat, especially in the last week of November or in the first week of December, must go for light irrigation as per requirement due to dry weather. The farmers must ensure ...
Climate Change Posing Numerous Difficulties to Farmers- Kerala Agriculture Ministeredit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Climate change, according to Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad, is viewed as a greater threat than war, and it creates challenges for farmers today. He described the Spices Board’s introduction of weather-based insurance for tiny cardamom as a positive effort at a ceremony held here on Saturday. Prasad delivered the Spices Board’s Small Cardamom Productivity Awards to the recipients, as well as weather-based crop insurance policies. “Climate change and global warming pose a greater threat to farmers than conflict, and this is the greatest challenge they face today. We need to take climate change more seriously, and the Spices Board’s introduction of weather-based insurance for small cardamom farmers is a positive step toward protecting farmers ...
Paddy in India
Andhra Pradesh: No delay in payments for paddy, clarifies ministeredit
The Times of India – Online
Civil supplies minister Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) said that paddy procurement in the state was nearing completion. He denied delay in clearing payments to farmers. He was responding to queries by TDP members in the assembly on Monday. He said the government has procured 36,75,995 metric tonnes during the 2021-22 procurement season. He said they procured 9.47 lakh metric tonne (MT) paddy from West Godavari, 7.51 lakh MT from Krishna and 6.89 lakh MT from East Godavari districts. Similarly, 5.52 lakh MT was procured from Srikakulam, 3.95 lakh MT from Vizianagaram and 2.15 lakh MT from Guntur districts. He said the government had not received any complaints from farmers about difficulty in ...