Mathrubhumi – Online

At a time when fuel prices are skyrocketing, the state-run Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited (KAMCO) has decided to manufacture electric tractors and other agricultural-related machines. The initiative has been projected as a move to ease the burden of farmers in the state who incur high expenses for meeting fuel demands.

Interestingly, KAMCO launched its electric grass cutter (brush cutter) last day. It costs Rs 43,000. With one and a half hours of charging it can be used for four hours. According to KAMCO if electricity expenses are calculated it will cost Rs 1 for one hour’s use, which is very nominal. Notably, it would require one litre of petrol to operate a grass cutter for ...

The New Indian Express – Online

Believing that smart farming will help in cutting down labour costs and saving time, this Guntur farmer has created his own tractor-mounted sprayer, which can be used for swift and precise spraying of insecticides.

The sprayer is not only useful to him but to several farmers in the neighbourhood. Mallepeddi Ramakrishna (50) of Amruthaluru village in Tenali took up agriculture after the death of his father. Though he studied till intermediate, Ramakrishna is keen on introducing new techniques in agriculture. The farmer invented a tractor-mounted sprayer for his 100-acre farm, where he grows black gram. 

The Times of India – Online

For conservation of depleting underground water table, divisional commissioner Chander Gaind on Saturday urged all the farmers of state to adopt ridge seeding technique for sowing of paddy instead of conventional method of flooding. He said that it would not only save lakhs of litres of water , but would also help in increasing the yield and reducing input cost.

He said this while attending the district level awareness camp organised in the office of chief agriculture officer, Ludhiana on Saturday. He was also accompanied by MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi and deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma.